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Gareth Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gareth?

In 2018 the rare name Gareth, ranked the 2,110th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Gareth would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,084 in 1970.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 104 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gareth was less than 5, most recently in 1918.

Approximately during the years 1918-1921, 1930-1935, 1966-1970, and 1989-1992, the name Gareth took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1954-1957, and 1963-1966.

Gareth's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gareth for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gareth?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gareth is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Gareth (Girl)Gareth (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 66 2,110
2017 < 5 -- 88 1,747
2016 < 5 -- 104 1,574
2015 < 5 -- 102 1,576
2014 < 5 -- 102 1,557
2013 < 5 -- 52 2,406
2012 < 5 -- 45 2,691
2011 < 5 -- 52 2,414
2010 < 5 -- 49 2,520
2009 < 5 -- 44 2,770
2008 < 5 -- 52 2,442
2007 < 5 -- 54 2,384
2006 < 5 -- 56 2,261
2005 < 5 -- 75 1,761
2004 < 5 -- 66 1,862
2003 < 5 -- 81 1,567
2002 < 5 -- 80 1,548
2001 < 5 -- 71 1,648
2000 < 5 -- 79 1,521
1999 < 5 -- 82 1,424
1998 < 5 -- 73 1,505
1997 < 5 -- 74 1,459
1996 < 5 -- 77 1,379
1995 < 5 -- 75 1,362
1994 < 5 -- 52 1,722
1993 < 5 -- 72 1,349
1992 < 5 -- 78 1,282
1991 < 5 -- 58 1,511
1990 < 5 -- 64 1,400
1989 < 5 -- 54 1,523
1988 < 5 -- 67 1,250
1987 < 5 -- 59 1,271
1986 < 5 -- 64 1,193
1985 < 5 -- 49 1,395
1984 < 5 -- 60 1,180
1983 < 5 -- 53 1,267
1982 < 5 -- 69 1,098
1981 < 5 -- 49 1,347
1980 < 5 -- 51 1,317
1979 < 5 -- 45 1,396
1978 < 5 -- 37 1,548
1977 < 5 -- 36 1,550
1976 < 5 -- 31 1,687
1975 < 5 -- 30 1,676
1974 < 5 -- 28 1,720
1973 < 5 -- 23 1,897
1972 < 5 -- 24 1,839
1971 < 5 -- 29 1,645
1970 < 5 -- 57 1,084
1969 < 5 -- 31 1,446
1968 < 5 -- 25 1,593
1967 < 5 -- 28 1,456
1966 < 5 -- 15 2,081
1965 < 5 -- 24 1,606
1964 < 5 -- 21 1,756
1963 < 5 -- 29 1,461
1962 < 5 -- 23 1,684
1961 < 5 -- 28 1,531
1960 < 5 -- 17 2,003
1959 < 5 -- 18 1,931
1958 < 5 -- 25 1,565
1957 < 5 -- 13 2,309
1956 5 6,264 17 1,964
1955 < 5 -- 20 1,749
1954 < 5 -- 20 1,722
1953 < 5 -- 19 1,783
1952 < 5 -- 28 1,440
1951 < 5 -- 25 1,498
1950 < 5 -- 28 1,377
1949 < 5 -- 29 1,359
1948 < 5 -- 25 1,470
1947 < 5 -- 33 1,283
1946 < 5 -- 24 1,449
1945 < 5 -- 27 1,284
1944 < 5 -- 28 1,267
1943 < 5 -- 39 1,093
1942 < 5 -- 28 1,320
1941 < 5 -- 25 1,346
1940 < 5 -- 33 1,166
1939 < 5 -- 21 1,469
1938 < 5 -- 30 1,203
1937 < 5 -- 22 1,466
1936 < 5 -- 21 1,483
1935 < 5 -- 25 1,372
1934 < 5 -- 18 1,690
1933 < 5 -- 12 2,138
1932 < 5 -- 14 2,037
1931 < 5 -- 14 2,032
1930 < 5 -- 9 2,854
1929 < 5 -- 10 2,661
1928 < 5 -- 16 1,997
1927 < 5 -- 15 2,139
1926 < 5 -- 16 2,018
1925 < 5 -- 14 2,236
1924 < 5 -- 9 3,104
1923 < 5 -- 17 1,974
1922 < 5 -- 21 1,721
1921 < 5 -- 33 1,274
1920 < 5 -- 5 4,547
1919 < 5 -- 7 3,542
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.