Garrett

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England.

From Wikipedia

Garrett first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 5,840 babies (rank #74 that year). In 2024 it was given to 527 boys (rank #562). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Garrett

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Garrett yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

135,674

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,840

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Garrett

Garrett Hedlundfilm actor · b. 1984
Garrett Reismanentrepreneur · b. 1968
Garrett Hardinecologist · b. 1915
Garrett Claytonfilm actor · b. 1991
Garrett Wangfilm actor · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	13	#510
1881	7	#739
1882	15	#477
1883	13	#502
1884	15	#495
1885	9	#665
1886	16	#459
1887	14	#468
1888	10	#668
1889	16	#472
1890	15	#497
1891	12	#535
1892	17	#486
1893	15	#486
1894	11	#647
1895	19	#462
1896	47	#262
1897	35	#312
1898	23	#409
1899	16	#489
1900	29	#421
1901	11	#654
1902	12	#665
1903	15	#585
1904	13	#660
1905	12	#719
1906	21	#494
1907	21	#522
1908	28	#468
1909	10	#975
1910	17	#740
1911	23	#658
1912	42	#654
1913	32	#863
1914	61	#647
1915	75	#673
1916	62	#784
1917	67	#768
1918	81	#704
1919	84	#679
1920	83	#717
1921	79	#746
1922	93	#669
1923	82	#721
1924	75	#780
1925	73	#773
1926	83	#696
1927	79	#739
1928	62	#837
1929	77	#708
1930	52	#931
1931	72	#724
1932	73	#731
1933	58	#816
1934	74	#712
1935	79	#672
1936	69	#720
1937	75	#691
1938	75	#705
1939	99	#577
1940	109	#569
1941	98	#604
1942	103	#620
1943	143	#525
1944	110	#586
1945	119	#549
1946	155	#518
1947	152	#546
1948	167	#508
1949	168	#516
1950	164	#522
1951	184	#499
1952	169	#541
1953	166	#549
1954	169	#563
1955	174	#559
1956	172	#580
1957	200	#546
1958	180	#578
1959	195	#554
1960	182	#578
1961	218	#539
1962	249	#504
1963	318	#445
1964	310	#453
1965	287	#458
1966	316	#429
1967	336	#416
1968	384	#399
1969	487	#358
1970	600	#320
1971	602	#314
1972	542	#329
1973	490	#347
1974	528	#330
1975	565	#316
1976	560	#314
1977	721	#271
1978	806	#251
1979	1,205	#201
1980	1,287	#191
1981	1,497	#167
1982	1,454	#180
1983	1,516	#173
1984	1,731	#156
1985	2,052	#138
1986	2,390	#117
1987	2,583	#113
1988	2,650	#118
1989	3,315	#102
1990	3,757	#99
1991	4,054	#91
1992	4,270	#88
1993	4,711	#79
1994	4,762	#82
1995	4,711	#80
1996	4,653	#85
1997	4,545	#85
1998	4,789	#80
1999	5,075	#78
2000	5,840	#74
2001	5,061	#80
2002	4,357	#91
2003	3,981	#106
2004	3,688	#114
2005	3,262	#124
2006	2,965	#139
2007	2,561	#162
2008	2,448	#161
2009	2,060	#184
2010	1,959	#188
2011	1,942	#191
2012	1,745	#213
2013	1,616	#228
2014	1,563	#237
2015	1,352	#269
2016	1,149	#309
2017	1,061	#323
2018	1,022	#326
2019	972	#345
2020	856	#364
2021	774	#401
2022	664	#462
2023	626	#483
2024	527	#562