Garth
Garth was the 9183rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 444th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,409 places. More babies were named Garth in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,183 boys, down 4,426 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,666babies recorded
Garth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,183 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,757 | 20 |
| 2010 | #5,572 | 16 |
| 2000 | #3,680 | 22 |
| 1990 | #1,209 | 82 |
| 1980 | #854 | 108 |
| 1970 | #589 | 190 |
| 1960 | #559 | 199 |
| 1950 | #688 | 99 |
| 1940 | #648 | 86 |
| 1930 | #912 | 54 |
| 1920 | #725 | 80 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Garth, counting every spelling?
Garth has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Garth?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Garth (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Garth 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Garth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Garth?
About 6,300 people born in the US named Garth are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 41 and 66. That makes Garth a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Garth by state
How common Garth was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Garth
How popular is the name Garth?
Garth was the 9183rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 444th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,409 places. More babies were named Garth in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Garth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garth in the US.
Where is Garth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Garth was most common in Utah (0.05 per 1,000 boys).