How Many People Are Named Garret?
An estimated 12,339 people in the United States have the first name Garret. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Garret peaked in popularity in 2000 with 590 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garret 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 Garret paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,339
About 1 in 27,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2000
590 births
Total Registered
13,241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garret
Garret is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,241 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garret as a male name
Ranked #6,563 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (590 births)
Garret as a female name
Ranked #11,037 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Garret: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garret span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,492 babies were registered. Garret has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garret by Decade
How has Garret 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.
Garret by State
Birth registrations for Garret span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in New Mexico, Alaska, Maine. On average, about 211 Garrets were registered per state.
Garret + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garret as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garret
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garret: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garret?
We estimate approximately 12,339 people named Garret 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 27,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Garret a common name?
Garret is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garret most popular?
Garret reached peak popularity in 2000, when 590 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garret is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garret a male name?
Garret is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garret Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garret Smith, Garret Johnson, Garret 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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