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Gareth
Pronounced /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/
Rank in 2024
#2,654
Born in 2024
50
Peak year
2016 · #1579
Origin
Welsh
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 50 boys were named Gareth, about 1 in every 34,306.
- It peaked in 2016 with 104 babies, ranked #1579.
- It first shows up in the records in 1916.
- 4,342 boys have been named Gareth since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Gareth per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 142 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 391 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 443 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 514 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,002 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,033 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 817 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius (“old man”), from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”)) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd (“gentleness”); see gwâr (“gentle”). ==== Proper noun ==== Gareth (plural Gareths) A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
- A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Gareth, CC BY-SA 4.0.