Boy · Germanic, through Norman French and English
Garrett
Say it: GARE-it
Meaning
From an English and Irish surname derived from Gerard or Gerald, from Germanic ger 'spear' with hart 'brave' or wald 'rule'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Popular as an American given name since the 1980s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 2000s
In the United States
- 133,052 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 336 boys
- 842 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Garret
| English | Gerard |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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