Garrett

Meaning: Brave or ruling with the spear
Origin: Germanic — From medieval English forms of Gerard and Gerald

Boy's name · #564 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Garrett reached its best rank, #74, in 2000 and ranked #564 in 2025. Roughly 136,000 boys have been named Garrett since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,015 in Canada (2025) · #4,953 in Ecuador (2023) · #631 in Ireland (2021) · #3,411 in England & Wales (2019) · #357 in N. Ireland (2007).

Famous Garretts

Garrett Hedlund — American actor (born 1984)
Garrett Reisman — American engineer and former NASA astronaut (born 1968)
Garrett Morris — American actor (born 1937)
Garrett Wareing — American actor (born 2001)
Garrett Morgan — American inventor and entrepreneur (1877–1963)

In stories & tradition

Garrett — Thief character
Garrett Deasy — Ulysses (book)
Garrett McNeil — Superstore (TV series)

What Garretts become

Among 346 notable people named Garrett:

Sports figures appear 2.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Garrett Temple, American basketball player (born 1986).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Garrett is Gavin for a boy.

Similar names: Jarrett · Dalton · Gavin · Colby · Barrett · Rhett

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