Given name & surname
Garred
“one who is mighty with a spear”
Garred is a variant of Garrad. In English use, Garrad carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garred is a variant of Garrad. In English use, Garrad carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garred connects to the Gerard name family through Garrad. An origin associated with Gerard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garred through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 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 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020; 245 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.