NameTides

Gareth

Gareth was the #2,765 boys' name in the US in 2025 (46 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Gareth as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Gareth as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Gareth as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,765 (46)#3,256 (6)———#2,789 (6)
2024#2,637 (50)#2,089 (11)———#2,439 (7)
2023#2,737 (47)#2,008 (11)#728 (3)———
2022#2,493 (55)#2,756 (7)———#2,493 (6)
2021#2,819 (44)#3,451 (5)—#433 (3)#552 (5)#2,260 (7)
2020#2,658 (47)#1,825 (12)——#741 (3)#2,431 (6)
2019#2,339 (58)#2,266 (9)——#646 (4)#1,835 (9)
2018#2,101 (67)#1,786 (13)——#749 (3)#1,682 (10)
2017#1,746 (88)#1,398 (18)———#2,762 (5)
2016#1,575 (104)#1,903 (12)—#421 (3)—#1,831 (9)
2015#1,581 (102)#1,511 (16)———#1,458 (12)
2014#1,559 (102)#1,178 (22)#680 (3)#281 (6)#382 (10)#2,371 (6)
2013#2,364 (53)#1,063 (25)#520 (5)#303 (5)#448 (7)#1,312 (14)
2012#2,678 (45)#977 (29)#568 (4)#273 (6)#379 (10)#1,403 (13)
2011#2,403 (52)#958 (29)#459 (6)#311 (4)#623 (4)#1,569 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,575.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gareth is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gareth by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Gareth (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GarethCanadaBoys#2,7896
GarethEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
GarethIrelandBoys—too few
GarethNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GarethScotlandBoys—too few
GarethUSGirls—too few
GarethUSBoys#2,76546