Garth Forename
23,359th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 37,669 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands
Garth Forename Definition:
M. This is a modern form of Gareth, knightly as in Tennyson’s Idyll, Gareth and Lynette, 1872, and current as a Welsh name (witness the brilliant Gareth Jones bandit-killed in China in August 1935). The A. -S. is Garrath, ‘firm spear.’ (See also at end of Gerald.
Read More About This ForenameGarth Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 14,067 | 1:25,772 | 1,902 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7,564 | 1:7,209 | 1,325 |
| Canada | 100% | 6,707 | 1:4,940 | 769 |
| Australia | - | 1,992 | 1:6,856 | 786 |
| England | 100% | 1,962 | 1:28,340 | 1,593 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,895 | 1:2,394 | 430 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,379 | 1:2,091 | 471 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 502 | 1:2,712 | 525 |
| Bahamas | - | 254 | 1:1,572 | 370 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Indonesia | - | 100 | 1:2,579,637 | 123,657 |
| Scotland | 100% | 96 | 1:55,733 | 1,681 |
| Philippines | 100% | 89 | 1:1,191,118 | 30,822 |
| Namibia | - | 88 | 1:27,320 | 2,221 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 65 | 1:237,289 | 13,580 |
| Wales | 97% | 64 | 1:48,349 | 1,714 |
| Northern Ireland | 94% | 56 | 1:32,913 | 1,108 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 44 | 1:1,393 | 313 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 43 | 1:2,595 | 502 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 35 | 1:232,923 | 19,496 |
| Grenada | 100% | 33 | 1:3,277 | 608 |
| Zambia | - | 31 | 1:511,445 | 11,609 |
| Thailand | 100% | 29 | 1:2,416,063 | 61,991 |
| Ireland | 100% | 26 | 1:178,597 | 3,607 |
| Germany | 100% | 22 | 1:4,394,449 | 18,771 |
| India | 86% | 21 | 1:57,851,332 | 943,988 |
| Sweden | 100% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Brazil | - | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 16 | 1:2,169 | 514 |
| Belize | 100% | 15 | 1:23,621 | 2,493 |
| France | - | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Denmark | - | 11 | 1:513,591 | 7,934 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Norway | 100% | 9 | 1:570,259 | 9,843 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| Guyana | 100% | 9 | 1:84,807 | 6,788 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Cook Islands | - | 5 | 1:3,631 | 547 |
| Dominica | - | 5 | 1:15,094 | 483 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Barbados | - | 4 | 1:72,447 | 2,209 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Finland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
The alternate forms: Gärth (2) are calculated separately.
Garth (8,009) may also be a surname.
Garth Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. This is a modern form of Gareth, knightly as in Tennyson’s Idyll, Gareth and Lynette, 1872, and current as a Welsh name (witness the brilliant Gareth Jones bandit-killed in China in August 1935). The A. -S. is Garrath, ‘firm spear.’ (See also at end of Gerald.)
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Anglo-Saxon name, meaning: Form of Gardener.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Garth Forename Popularity
Garth Demographics
Average Male Garth Height
176.5 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 614 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gärth | 93 | 2 | / |
| Garthe | 91 | 48 | / |
| Gaurth | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gaerth | 91 | 4 | / |
| Garrth | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gharth | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gaarth | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ggarth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Garths | 91 | 1 | / |
| Garthh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gart | 89 | 199 | / |
| Gayreth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaireth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garrëth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerth | 80 | 1,084 | / |
| Garte | 80 | 83 | / |
| Gorth | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gatrt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gaert | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gardh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gaurt | 80 | 6 | / |
| Garrt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghart | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gairt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gartt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngart | 80 | 3 | / |
| Garht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Garts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gayrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cgart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ågart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garzt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garththt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gayret | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gairet | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gierth | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gayrte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gherth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garrtt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gairdt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gahart | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gharte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gortch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaitrt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gairte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gatrte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garrët | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gardph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaurte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghairt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngardt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajret | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grhthu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gartte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gert | 67 | 153,569 | / |
| Gard | 67 | 5,571 | / |
| Gort | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gärt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gört | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gairett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gayrete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaithrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghearts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueirth | 67 | 1 | / |
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