Given name & surname
Garet
“one who is mighty with a spear”
Garet is a variant of Garrett. In English use, Garrett carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garet is a variant of Garrett. In English use, Garrett carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,486
- 1,486 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,442 as a first name in 2020; 111 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.
Garet’s family of names
Garet has a related form in Garrett. In Greek usage, Garet as a surname is a transliteration of Γάρετ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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