Garet Boy
How popular is Garet?
Peaked in 1999
No babies were recorded with the name Garet in 2025. It was most used in 1999, when 71 boys got the name.
1,421living people named Garet (est.)
30median age of people named Garet
1,486babies named Garet since 1880
Garet popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1999 (71 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,557 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
Garet counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Garrett family of names ranked #536 for boys in 2025 (#532 the year before), with 543 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Garet by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 | #2,963 |
| 1960s | 59 | #2,616 |
| 1970s | 125 | #1,657 |
| 1980s | 299 | #1,562 |
| 1990s | 468 | #1,557 |
| 2000s | 419 | #1,964 |
| 2010s | 96 | #4,240 |
| 2020s | 7 | #9,548 |
Questions
- Is Garet a boy or girl name?
- Garet is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Garet were boys.
- How popular is the name Garet?
- No babies were recorded with the name Garet in 2025. It was most used in 1999, when 71 boys got the name.
- When was Garet most popular?
- Garet peaked in 1999, when 71 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,557 in 1999.
- How many people are named Garet?
- 1,486 babies have been named Garet in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,421 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.