Gareth

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gareth is a Welsh masculine given name. The name's popularity in Wales may be as a hypocorism of Geraint, which itself became popular after the famous hero and king of Dumnonia.

From Wikipedia

Gareth first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 373 babies (rank #118 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gareth

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,006

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

373

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Office (UK): Gareth Keenan — assistant to the regional manager

Famous people named Gareth

Gareth Baleassociation football player · b. 1989
Gareth Barryassociation football player · b. 1981
Gareth Southgateassociation football player · b. 1970
Gareth McAuleyassociation football player · b. 1979
Gareth Edwardsdirector · b. 1975

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	373	#118
1997	296	#130
1998	197	#172
1999	179	#186
2000	135	#222
2001	113	#251
2002	125	#237
2003	112	#271
2004	73	#389
2005	63	#451
2006	60	#507
2007	41	#689
2008	43	#690
2009	29	#928
2010	34	#862
2011	29	#966
2012	29	#985
2013	25	#1,069
2014	22	#1,193
2015	16	#1,537
2016	12	#1,947