Boy or Girl

Is Garret a boy or girl name?

Garret is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Garret, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 13,241 US babies named Garret were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,563
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Garret since 1881
13,241
Most popular year
2000
590 babies
Babies named Garret each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Garret from 1881 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01503004506001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Garret, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1100%
1890s500%
1900s500%
1910s8500%
1920s10300%
1930s10700%
1940s20500%
1950s33300%
1960s88400%
1970s79100%
1980s2,19250.2%
1990s4,49200%
2000s3,19200%
2010s71300%
2020s11800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202413#6,5630–
202320#4,9370–
202229#3,7980–
202129#3,7610–
202027#3,8520–
201928#3,8320–
201845#2,7170–
201745#2,7290–
201643#2,8040–
201561#2,2170–
201462#2,1840–
201366#2,0500–
2012109#1,4820–
2011123#1,3660–
2010131#1,3120–
2009155#1,1690–
2008164#1,1170–
2007211#9410–
2006277#7620–
2005300#6890–
2004301#6740–
2003343#6100–
2002383#5720–
2001468#4910–
2000590#4200–
1999527#4370–
1998458#4770–
1997477#4630–
1996455#4790–
1995438#4910–
1994416#4930–
1993484#4520–
1992498#4420–
1991359#5340–
1990380#5050–
1989326#5340–
1988254#5780–
1987252#5700–
1986272#5410–
1985261#5440–
1984191#6180–
1983196#6110–
1982156#6965#11,037
1981140#7320–
1980144#7310–
1979125#7750–
197883#9510–
197764#1,0860–
197663#1,0520–
197562#1,0580–
197477#9290–
197366#9980–
197286#8700–
197164#1,0210–
1970101#8070–
196988#8260–
196889#7860–
196795#7570–
196697#7520–
196595#7600–
1964101#7620–
1963104#7570–
196291#7980–
196164#9620–
196060#9910–
195933#1,3690–
195834#1,3250–
195729#1,4660–
195635#1,3060–
195540#1,1910–
195439#1,2070–
195330#1,3900–
195233#1,3050–
195131#1,3340–
195029#1,3480–
194931#1,3100–
194821#1,6250–
194728#1,4040–
194626#1,3930–
194515#1,8070–
194419#1,5960–
194329#1,2910–
19429#2,5870–
19419#2,5450–
194018#1,6520–
193910#2,3370–
19385#3,7200–
193714#1,9400–
19369#2,5120–
193510#2,4380–
193410#2,4570–
19339#2,6120–
193216#1,8720–
193111#2,3770–
193013#2,2220–
192913#2,2470–
192816#1,9990–
192717#1,9800–
192610#2,7920–
19256#3,9080–
19245#4,6020–
192315#2,1650–
192212#2,5420–
19219#3,0730–
19200–0–
191915#2,0940–
19188#3,2080–
19177#3,3520–
191616#1,8810–
191515#1,9100–
19149#2,3340–
191310#1,8540–
19125#2,6750–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19005#1,3910–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18955#1,1460–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18835#9500–
18820–0–
18816#8120–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Garret reached #420 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #11,037 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Garret

Compare Garret with another nameTry Garret with your surnameTop names of 2000More names starting with G

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.