Garth

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A few things about Garth you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Garth

Garth Brooks

American country music singer and songwriter

Choose Garth and your child shares a first name with Garth Brooks, an American country music singer and songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Garth, like who?” Garth Brooks's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 212,766 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Garth, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Garth would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGarth first shows up in US birth records in 1906, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 119 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1954, when it ranked #444. Today it's #8,910, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowGarth was 2.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 89,286 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 212,766.
• 🍂TrendGarth has slipped 4,212 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,910. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Old Norse, Garth means “garden, enclosure”. Our records link it to English and Scandinavian roots.

About the name Garth

Garth is a boy name of English and Scandinavian origin meaning “garden, enclosure”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with G and ending in “-rth”. US birth records list Garth for boys from 1906 to 2025, in 117 of those 120 years. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked #444 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,910, with 8 babies.

Origin:English namesScandinavian names