Garth

A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning an enclosed garden or yard.

Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Garth by the numbers

Garth was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 269 babies in 1954, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Garth. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Garethgentle; kind88 in the US (2017)
  • Garettmighty spear; a form of Garrett29 in the US (2017)
  • Garryspear ruler; a form of Gary or Gareth28 in the US (2017)
  • Ghaithrain, abundance21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Garinspear warrior or protection15 in the US (2017)
  • Garetspear ruler; a form of garrett10 in the US (2017)

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