Garett

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Garett is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Greek surname3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Garrett, Γκαρετ

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Garett is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In enm, alternative form of garite

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Garett Maggartb. 1969USAmerican actor
• Garett Jonesb. 1970USAmerican economist
• Garett Hicklingb. 1970CACanadian wheelchair rugby player
• Garett MacDonaldb. 1971CACanadian ice hockey defenceman
• Garett Bischoffb. 1984USAmerican professional wrestler (born 1984)
• Garett Nolanb. 1997USAmerican actor, model, online entrepreneur and social media personality
• Garett Bullockactor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Garett mean, and where does it come from?

Variant of Garrett/Gérard, Germanic ger + hard, 'spear' + 'strong'. Recorded by Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms.

How do you pronounce Garett?

A machine transcription gives /ˈɡæɹɪt/ (IPA) for English.

Is Garett a male or female name?

Garett is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Garett have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 4.5 thousand people named Garett, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled garett.

Where is Garett most common?

Garett is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 74 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Garett?

In the United States, the national register counted 4,501 people named Garett in 2020, about 1 in 74 thousand residents.