Garett
Garett is an English and an Irish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Garett Bembridge, Canadian ice hockey player Garett Bischoff, American professional wrestler Garett Bolles, American football player Garett Grist, Canadian racing driver Garett Hickling (1970–2025), Canadian wheelchair rugby player Garett Jones, American economist and author Garett Maggart, American…
Meaning & Origin of Garett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Garett is an English and an Irish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Garett Bembridge, Canadian ice hockey player Garett Bischoff, American professional wrestler Garett Bolles, American football player Garett Grist, Canadian racing driver Garett Hickling (1970–2025), Canadian wheelchair rugby player Garett Jones, American economist and author Garett Maggart, American…
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The Story of Garett
Garett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 216 Garetts were born — ranking #770 that year. As of 2026, Garett ranks #7,529 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 5K Garetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Garett
Garett is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Garett's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #770. Use the chart and map above to compare Garett's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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