Boy or Girl

Is Garth a boy or girl name?

Garth is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Garth, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,659 US babies named Garth were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#5,283
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Garth since 1906
9,659
Most popular year
1954
268 babies
Babies named Garth each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Garth from 1906 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Garth, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s1000%
1910s39500%
1920s76500%
1930s67600%
1940s85000%
1950s1,60300%
1960s1,85400%
1970s1,39000%
1980s77400%
1990s95600%
2000s15600%
2010s13800%
2020s9200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202418#5,2830–
202322#4,6440–
202221#4,7600–
202111#7,2600–
202020#4,7550–
201916#5,6450–
201815#5,8640–
201715#5,8920–
201613#6,4660–
201520#4,7730–
201416#5,5560–
201312#6,7470–
20128#9,1430–
20117#9,9820–
201016#5,5720–
20098#9,2680–
200819#4,9560–
20076#11,4000–
20069#8,2330–
200514#5,6740–
200416#5,0880–
200315#5,1200–
200217#4,5710–
200130#3,0130–
200022#3,6800–
199937#2,4160–
199850#1,9410–
199746#1,9740–
199650#1,8260–
199556#1,6320–
199462#1,5240–
1993124#9690–
1992249#6580–
1991200#7170–
199082#1,2090–
198954#1,5230–
198854#1,4350–
198759#1,2750–
198661#1,2330–
198561#1,2220–
198474#1,0360–
198372#1,0430–
198298#9030–
1981133#7570–
1980108#8540–
1979124#7780–
1978118#7750–
1977106#8280–
1976110#7920–
1975137#7100–
1974157#6440–
1973150#6500–
1972152#6460–
1971146#6850–
1970190#5890–
1969192#5660–
1968133#6550–
1967157#5980–
1966170#5810–
1965159#6060–
1964239#5070–
1963209#5510–
1962184#5780–
1961211#5440–
1960200#5590–
1959186#5730–
1958156#6160–
1957146#6370–
1956175#5770–
1955200#5160–
1954268#4440–
1953158#5670–
1952106#6740–
1951109#6700–
195099#6880–
194998#6890–
194880#7570–
1947100#6930–
194680#7320–
194563#7780–
194483#6820–
194386#6940–
1942101#6310–
194173#7250–
194086#6480–
193960#7890–
193882#6620–
193783#6510–
193659#8020–
193571#7270–
193473#7180–
193372#7140–
193269#7590–
193153#8800–
193054#9120–
192973#7380–
192868#7900–
192780#7260–
192675#7410–
192568#8050–
192478#7540–
1923100#6400–
192266#8440–
192177#7630–
192080#7250–
191980#6970–
191859#8620–
191777#6890–
191653#8650–
191568#7170–
191422#1,2830–
191324#1,0340–
19126#2,3810–
19116#1,6100–
19100–0–
19095#1,5430–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19065#1,3070–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Garth reached #444 in 1954. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.