Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Gareth

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gareth
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

104

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1916Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

51.9%

2024

All-time

4,342

Gareth is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 104 boys were named Gareth.

In 2024, only 50 boys were given the name.

Down 51.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,342 Americans have been named Gareth and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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