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How popular is the name Gareth?
Births per year, rank history and how many Gareths are alive today.
Gareth (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 6 in 2025, ranked 3256th. The name peaked in 1984, when around 2,800 babies were given the name, the 35th most popular that year. It has declined since 1984; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 66,000 babies have been named Gareth in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Gareth include Garry.
The Gareth you are most likely to meet is around 43 years old. Half of all Gareths born in England and Wales are between 41 and 56, and there are at least 66,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 20% chance that at least one of them will be called Gareth.
How many babies are named Gareth each year?
Where does Gareth rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Gareth most popular?
Gareth peaked in 1984, when around 2,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Gareth?
At least 66,000 people named Gareth born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Gareth?
Most living Gareths are between 41 and 56; the most common age is about 43.
Is Gareth becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.