Garth

Boy name

Garth has been given to 9,666 babies in the U.S. since 1906. It peaked in 1954.

Meaning & origin

Welsh garth probably has its influence on Welsh place names.

Origin: Welsh

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,666

Peak year

1954 (268 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1906

10-year trend

▼ -60%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Garth.

9,644 babies since 1919

9,856 babies since 1880

9,474 babies since 1880

9,442 babies since 1917

9,371 babies since 1880

9,307 babies since 1880

9,219 babies since 1912

10,159 babies since 1912

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