Given name & surname
Darrett
“one who is mighty with a spear”
Darrett is a form of Garrett. In English use, Garrett carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Darrett carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.” Darrett is a form of Garrett. In English use, Garrett carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Darrett is used as a form of Garrett.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 35 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 270 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darrett’s family of names
Darrett is a form of Garrett. Darrett has a related form in Daret. Darrett has a related form in Darett.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Daretvariant
- Darrityvariant
- Derrityvariant
- Derrittvariant
- Derritvariant
- Darrottvariant
- Darrotvariant
- Darrittvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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