Male name
Garrett
136,214 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 2000. Expression number: 8.
Origin
A medieval English and Irish form of the Germanic given names Gerard and Gerald. Of Old High German origin.From Wiktionary, entry “Garrett”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 2000: 5,850 births. 136,214 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 74th among boys' names in 2000. It really came into use around 1896. It is still given: 3,126 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1973: 112 births. 1,633 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 66th among boys' names in 1966. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 2 = 35 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
7 + 9 + 9 + 2 + 2 = 29 → 11
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.