Name profile

Garrett

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#564

Meaning and history

From an English surname derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard; a notable bearer was Pat Garrett (1850–1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 2,965 births, rank #139
2007: 2,562 births, rank #162
2008: 2,448 births, rank #161
2009: 2,061 births, rank #184
2010: 1,959 births, rank #188
20112011: 1,942 births, rank #191
2012: 1,745 births, rank #213
2013: 1,616 births, rank #228
2014: 1,563 births, rank #237
2015: 1,352 births, rank #269
20162016: 1,149 births, rank #309
2017: 1,062 births, rank #322
2018: 1,022 births, rank #326
2019: 973 births, rank #344
2020: 857 births, rank #364
20212021: 775 births, rank #401
2022: 665 births, rank #461
2023: 630 births, rank #480
2024: 530 births, rank #560
20252025: 526 births, rank #564

Garrett moved from #560 to #564 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 5,840 births.