How Many People Are Named Garett?
An estimated 4,762 people in the United States have the first name Garett. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Garett peaked in popularity in 2000 with 216 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garett as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Garett paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,762
About 1 in 71,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2000
216 births
Total Registered
4,934
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garett
Garett is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,934 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garett as a male name
Ranked #7,037 in 2023
12 male births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (216 births)
Garett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garett span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,501 babies were registered. Garett has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garett by Decade
How has Garett tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Garett by State
Birth registrations for Garett span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 74 Garetts were registered per state.
Garett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Garett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garett?
We estimate approximately 4,762 people named Garett are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 71,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Garett a common name?
Garett is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,934 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garett most popular?
Garett reached peak popularity in 2000, when 216 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garett is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garett a male name?
Garett is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garett Smith, Garett Johnson, Garett Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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