Boys' name · since 1965
Garritt
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Garritt, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garritt is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 200 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Garritt recorded 200 times among boys since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2010.
- #12,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garritt ranks #12,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garritt's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garritt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garritt's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garritt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2010
- Peak year (1994)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Garritt by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Garritt's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Garritt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garritt's data
- Garritt's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 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 Garritt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1965–2010 (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 Garritt 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.