Boys' name · since 1906
Garth
9,666 babies named Garth in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,947 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,666
- born since 1906
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Garth is the #8947 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,666 recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garth has been recorded 9,666 times among boys since 1906, currently ranked #8947 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #1,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,947 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,666 born since 1906
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garth ranks #1,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,947 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,666 born since 1906, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,947 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,666
- born since 1906
- 1960s
- peak decade
Garth's 9,666 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Garth compares
9,666 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Garth's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Garth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,666 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 268 | 34 | 22,252 |
Garth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garth's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 268, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Garth by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,853 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Garth's strongest decade.
1,853 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Garth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 395
1910s
395 births
- 1920s
1920s
765 births
- 1930s 676
1930s
676 births
- 1940s
1940s
850 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,603 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,853 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,390 births
- 1980s
1980s
774 births
- 1990s
1990s
956 births
- 2000s 156
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 138
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,853 births (19% of all-time use).
How Garth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Garth's total volume
Garth by state
Where Garth concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,034 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 637 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 592 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 571 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 383 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 318 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 256 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Idaho | | 238 | 2.5% |
1,034 of 9,666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Garth appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Garth's data
- Garth's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,853 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Garths (1,034 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Garth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Garth 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.