Given name
Garette
“resembling the dark-red gem”·“one who wields a spear”
Garette is a variant of Garnett. Interpretations include “resembling the dark-red gem” and “one who wields a spear”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garette is a variant of Garnett. Interpretations include “resembling the dark-red gem” and “one who wields a spear”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garette is a variant of Garnett. Garnett has been associated with English and French naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 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 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Garette’s family of names
Garette has a related form in Garnett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Garette, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gregoire
“watchful” · “one who is vigilant; watch-”
>99% boys
MacGuire
“the son of the beige one”
>99% boys
Zyshonne
>99% boys
Desmone
87% boys · 13% girls
Ayumu
>99% boys
Austun
“one who is venerable; majestic”
>99% boys
Sarek
>99% boys
Airik
“one who is pleasant and agreeable”
>99% boys