Gareth
Gareth was the 2776th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1085th; the most babies were born in 2016 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,194 places. More babies were named Gareth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,776 boys, down 106 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,394babies recorded
Gareth popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,776 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,670 | 47 |
| 2010 | #2,525 | 49 |
| 2000 | #1,522 | 79 |
| 1990 | #1,400 | 64 |
| 1980 | #1,318 | 51 |
| 1970 | #1,085 | 57 |
| 1960 | #2,001 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,376 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,166 | 33 |
| 1930 | #2,856 | 9 |
| 1920 | #4,548 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gareth, counting every spelling?
Gareth has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gareth?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gareth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gareth born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gareth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gareth?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Gareth are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 15 and 44. That makes Gareth mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gareth by state
How common Gareth was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gareth: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gareth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gareth
How popular is the name Gareth?
Gareth was the 2776th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1085th; the most babies were born in 2016 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,194 places. More babies were named Gareth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gareth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gareth in the US.
Where is Gareth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gareth was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Georgia.