Garett
- Pronunciation
- [Ga-rett]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Gerald Rules By The Spear.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Garett
Garett is a streamlined spelling of Garrett, a name that traces back through the surname tradition to the Germanic Gerald, built from elements meaning "spear" and "rule" — together suggesting one who "rules by the spear." The trimmed double-letter spelling keeps the name's strong, familiar sound while giving it a slightly cleaner, more individual look on the page.
The name carries a sturdy, reliable masculinity, its two syllables crisp and grounded. Garett belongs to the broad family of surname-derived first names that feel both classic and accessible, and its martial-tinged meaning lends it a quiet sense of strength without heaviness. It is the kind of dependable, approachable name that wears well across a lifetime, recognizable yet just distinctive enough in this spelling to feel personal.
Garett first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2000 — the year it reached its peak, at rank #770. It last appeared in the top-1000 in 2002 at #985, having been given to about 560 boys across that brief window, making it one of the more fleeting entries here. A recorded variant is Garret, an even shorter spelling of the same name that keeps it firmly within the wider Garrett family. For parents who love a strong, classic surname-style name but want a cleaner, more personal spelling, Garett offers reliability with a fresh twist.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Garett
US Popularity History (2000–2002)
Annual US births named Garett by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 216 boys named Garett (boy rank #770 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2002, ranked #985 for boys (160 US births). That's 215 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Garett Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2001–2010 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Garett the strongest states are Nebraska, Minnesota, Oklahoma.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #787 | 23 |
| 2 | Indiana | #722 | 19 |
| 3 | Ohio | #691 | 50 |
| 4 | Washington | #678 | 19 |
| 5 | Michigan | #640 | 44 |
| 6 | Missouri | #631 | 20 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | #606 | 25 |
| 8 | Utah | #561 | 23 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | #544 | 19 |
| 10 | Minnesota | #494 | 33 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2001–2010. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Garett in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garret | Variant Of Gerald Rules By The Spear. | Male | English |
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Garett against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).