Boys' name · since 1921
Garrit
Garrit has 184 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 184
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
184 boys have been named Garrit since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrit has been recorded 184 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2011.
- #13,466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 184 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrit ranks #13,466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 184
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garrit's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garrit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garrit's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garrit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2011
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Garrit by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (73 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Garrit's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Garrit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 73 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garrit's data
- Garrit's decade-level peak was the 1990s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garrit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garrit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.