Names / Boy names
Garrett
Current rank
#564
and easing
All-time peak
#74
in 2000
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
136,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #74 in 2000 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Commonly linked with strength and spear imagery. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. It topped out in 2000 at #74. As of the latest data it stands at #564, slowly cooling. More than 136,200 children have been given the name overall.