Garrett
Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the invading Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Garrett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the invading Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Garrett
Garrett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 5,840 Garretts were born — ranking #74 that year. As of 2026, Garrett ranks #620 for baby boys with 463 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 136K Garretts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Garrett
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- Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (fl. 1477–1513), aka "Garrett the Great", Lord Deputy of Ireland
- Garrett Acton (born 1998), American professional baseball pitcher
- Garrett Adelstein (born 1986), American professional poker player
- Garrett Arbelbide (1909–1983), American football and baseball player and football coach
- Garrett Atkins (born 1979), American former Major League Baseball third baseman
- Garrett Baumann (born 2004), American baseball player
- Garrett Berry (born 2003), American racing driver
- Garrett Birkhoff (1911–1996), American mathematician
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Names that sound like Garrett
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About the name Garrett
Garrett is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 136K births in the dataset. Garrett's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #74. Use the chart and map above to compare Garrett'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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