Gareth
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning gentle; kind.
Babies a year
88
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
Gareth by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Gareth. In the US, 88 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 104 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gareth. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Garettmighty spear; a form of Garrett29 in the US (2017)
- Garthan enclosed garden or yard15 in the US (2017)
- Garetspear ruler; a form of garrett10 in the US (2017)
- Garrethspear ruler; a form of Garrett5 in the US (2017)
- Garrettspear strength; variant of Gerard1,056 in the US (2017)
- Garretspear strength; a form of Garrett or Gerald45 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Gareth, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Paulsmall or humble1,684 in the US (2017)
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Advikunique, one of a kind, singular52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
- Daracompassion, kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adinvoluptuous or delicate87 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gareth
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