A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Garrett
angular · creased · earnest
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name developed from the Norman personal names Gerard and Gerald, constructed from Germanic elements denoting a spear combined with hardness or rule. It became established in Ireland as an Anglicized counterpart to Gearóid. United States documentation logged it as an individual given name as early as 1880, though it largely functioned as a repurposed surname until climbing sharply in the 1990s.
Also answers toGare, Rhett
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 5,850 souls, A.D. 2000 2025
2025: 526 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
29 yrs
Most Garretts were born around 2000 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.
Peak Reign
2000
№74 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 43%
then Millennial 38% · Gen Alpha 10%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈136K ever born · now falling
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Garrett grew up with
SSA DataWii Sports·early Minecraft servers·YouTube after school
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Garrett peaked in 2000.
Estimated average age: 29.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Garrett sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Garrett. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone born at the turn of the millennium, which the record corroborates: the average bearer is twenty-nine years old. It carries the energy of a former high school baseball captain who transitioned smoothly into operations management. With over eighty percent of living holders split between Generation Z and Millennials, the name primarily circulates in open-plan offices and airport boarding groups. It reliably suggests a fleece vest worn for actual warmth.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its high point in 2000, when about six thousand boys pushed it to rank seventy-four.
Field Note 02
Almost entirely male since recording began in 1880, the name encompasses about 136,000 total births.
Field Note 03
Annual registrations have dropped to 526 in 2025, falling more than five hundred spots on the chart within a single generation.
Notable Garretts
AI-WrittenGarrett Morganinventor, b. 1877
Garrett Morriscomedian and actor, b. 1937
Garrett Hedlundactor, b. 1984
Ephemera — If Garrett were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Fort Collins, Colorado
Color
Waxed olive
Job
Supply chain coordinator
Object
Socket set in a blow-molded case
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