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Gareth

/ˈɡɛɹɪθ/ · 100% boys · 46 born in 2025

Gareth has been given to about 4,394 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɛɹɪθ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,760
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gareth per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 104
  • Born in 202546
  • All time4,394
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Gareth?

Its best year was 2016, when 104 babies were given the name, ranking 1580th. The typical living American called Gareth is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Gareth

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Garth0.80
  2. Garrett0.75
  3. Garett0.78
  4. Garret0.74
  5. Garnett0.66
  6. Garnet0.65
  7. Seth0.55
  8. Kenneth0.54

Middle names for Gareth

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gareth Paul0.77
  2. Gareth John0.77
  3. Gareth Blake0.76
  4. Gareth Wade0.76
  5. Gareth Ross0.76
  6. Gareth Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Gareth

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.90
  2. Vicentebrother · 0.89
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.89
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.89
  5. Noemisister · 0.88
  6. Chanasister · 0.88

Where Gareth is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gareth Anderson0.77
  2. Gareth White0.72
  3. Gareth Nguyen0.72
  4. Gareth Moore0.72
  5. Gareth Brown0.72
  6. Gareth Young0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gareth

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Gareth across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.