Garreth

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Garreth: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Garreth: Recorded since 1966, it reached #112 in 1980, and it was last ranked in 2009.

2registrars recorded it
40times a registrar ranked it
44years from first to last
#112highest recorded position
10groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2005

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3849

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 39 of the 44 years from 1966 to 2009.

In 2005: #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3849 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1966–2009 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2009
Highest recorded position: #112 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1966–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garreth by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Garreth in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	15	3 of 10	5
1970s	182	10 of 10	18
1980sbusiest	196	10 of 10	20
1990s	164	10 of 10	16
2000s	21	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 20 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Garreth appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1966 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #112 in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

Garreth's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#701	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#393	4	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	7	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	7	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#209	12	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#176	17	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#198	12	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	31	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#165	19	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	19	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	21	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	19	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#165	16	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#169	15	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#190	11	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#167	15	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#170	14	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	16	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#178	14	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	19	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	28	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	48	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	32	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#138	26	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	29	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	20	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	18	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	14	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#182	14	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	11	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#193	11	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	7	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	4	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1966 and 2009, ranked in 39 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #112, first reached in 1980.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 48 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2005, and 39 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Gareth · #30, 61y
Garret · #121, 35y
Garrett · #66, 52y
Garry · #15, 71y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ita · #118, 41y
Iren · #104, 42y
Garret · #121, 35y
Susann · #125, 43y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Anine · #112, 55y
Aleksandra · #113, 63y
Dominick · #111, 57y
Jeanett · #113, 37y

Garreth was ranked #112 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1980. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Garreth and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Garreth without appearing here.

Garreth moved ahead of

Florence Compare
In 1971 they stood at #219 and #197 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1972 that had become #194 and #238.
Ronald Compare
In 1975 they stood at #161 and #146 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1976 that had become #154 and #164.

Moved ahead of Garreth

Kristian Compare
In 2004 they stood at #393 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #283.
Bruce Compare
In 2008 they stood at #347 and #409 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #701 and #472.
Luca Compare
In 1999 they stood at #241 and #330 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #177.
Muhammad Compare
In 1999 they stood at #241 and #379 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #223.

Moved the opposite way to Garreth

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 while Aaron went from #171 to #16.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 while Adam went from #229 to #7.
Alexander Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 while Alexander went from #114 to #50.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 while Benjamin went from #185 to #68.

Moved the same way as Garreth

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 and Adrian from #80 to #114.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 and Alan from #23 to #64.
Alfred Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 and Alfred from #159 to #472.
Andreas Compare
Between 1966 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garreth went from #199 to #701 and Andreas from #229 to #701.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1966 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #112 in Republic of Ireland in 1980. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Garreth

Garreth at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Garreth by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garreth appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Garreth

Garreth and the names beside it

Garreth moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Garreth

Moved the opposite way to Garreth

Moved the same way as Garreth

Garreth at a glance

Garreth by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garreth appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Garreth

Garreth and the names beside it

Garreth moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Garreth

Moved the opposite way to Garreth

Moved the same way as Garreth