Garrett

Irish variation of Gerard
"spear strength"

Garrett Origin and Meaning

The name Garrett is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "spear strength".

Garrett, also spelled with one 't', is an Irish-inflected name that was in the Top 100 in the nineties, but has now slipped in popularity.

Perhaps best known now as a Twilight name--Garrett was a vampire in Stephanie Meyer's Breaking Dawn-- there have also been Garretts on Boston Legal and as Jack Nicholson's astronaut character in Terms of Endearment. Garrett Morris is a SNL alum.

Related options: Garrison, Gerrit, Garrick and Garth.

# 482 in the US

Garrett Rank in US Top 1000

# 467 on Nameberry

Garrett Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Garrett

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Famous People Named Garrett

  • Garrett Birkhoff
    American mathematician
  • Garrett Keith Gomez
    American jockey
  • Garrett Watts
    American Youtuber/Viner
  • Garrett Gonzalez Morris
    American actor/comedian
  • Garrett Ecstasy
    American musician
  • Garrett John Hedlund
    American actor
  • Garrett Neff
    American model
  • Garrett Wang
    American actor
  • Garrett Weber
    Gale, American Olympic swimmer
  • Garrett McIntyre
    American football player
  • Garrett Hartley
    American football player
  • Garrett Chisolm
    American football player
  • Garrett Graham
    American football player
  • Garrett Richard Wang
    American actor
  • Garrett James Hardin
    American ecologist and population researcher
  • Garrett Gedrick
    son of actor Jason Gedrick
  • Garrett Hilbert
    American YouTuber of Dude Perfect
  • Garrett Gee
    American YouTuber of The Bucket List Family
  • Garrett David Duggar (b. 2018)
    son of American reality television personalities Joseph and Kendra Duggar

The name Garrett in Pop Culture

  • Garrett Reynolds
    police officer on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
  • Garrett Russell
    character on TV's "Medium"
  • Garrett
    character on TV's "The Client List"
  • Garrett Xander Lambert
    character on TV's "Community"
  • Garrett Spenger
    main character on TV's "I Didn't Do It"
  • Garrett
    the main protagonist of the videogame series "Thief"

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