How Many People Are Named Garth?
An estimated 6,750 people in the United States have the first name Garth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Garth peaked in popularity in 1954 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garth 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 Garth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,750
About 1 in 50,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1954
268 births
Total Registered
9,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garth
Garth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,659 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garth as a male name
Ranked #5,283 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (268 births)
Garth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garth span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,854 babies were registered. Garth has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garth by Decade
How has Garth 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.
Garth by State
Birth registrations for Garth span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Maine. On average, about 156 Garths were registered per state.
Garth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garth
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garth?
We estimate approximately 6,750 people named Garth 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 50,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Garth a common name?
Garth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garth most popular?
Garth reached peak popularity in 1954, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garth is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garth a male name?
Garth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garth Smith, Garth Johnson, Garth 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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