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Garret

/ˈɡɛɹɪt/ · 100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Garret has been given to about 13,252 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɛɹɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,847
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Garret per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 590
  • Born in 202511
  • All time13,252

How popular is Garret?

Its best year was 2000, when 590 babies were given the name, ranking 420th. The typical living American called Garret is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Garret

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Garrett0.91
  2. Garnet0.88
  3. Garett0.87
  4. Garnett0.79
  5. Gareth0.74
  6. Bret0.60
  7. Gage0.58
  8. Gael0.58

Middle names for Garret

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

Sibling names for Garret

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  2. Marinasister · 0.91
  3. Aracelisister · 0.91
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.90
  5. Kianasister · 0.90
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.88

Where Garret is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Garret Anderson0.77
    2. Garret White0.72
    3. Garret Nguyen0.72
    4. Garret Moore0.72
    5. Garret Hill0.72
    6. Garret Hall0.72

    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 Garret

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

    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.