Garret
Meaning
“Variant spelling of Garrett, the Irish form of Gerald, from Germanic gar and wald, meaning spear-rule.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Garret peaked in the 2000s.
When you meet Garret
Most people given the name Garret in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Garret you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Garret deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Garret truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Garret fits with your family’s names and surname.
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