Gareth

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Gareth

Gender: Masculine
Language: Welsh
Etymology:
Gareth may mean “old”, or “gentle.”

History:
Gareth, or Gahareet, dates from 1593. It had previously been a name found in Celtic legend and could have from the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin, meaning “old”). Tennyson popularized the name with his 1872 work Gareth and Lynnet.
Garth is either a contraction of Gareth, or from a Norse surname meaning “enclosure.” It’s use as a first name dates from Florence Barclay’s novel The Rosary of 1909.

Pronunciation: gare-eth.

Alternates: Garth, Garreth, Gary, Garrison.

Surnames: Garrison.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Garth Williams (-)
illustrator.

Fictional Characters:
Sir Gareth (Arthurian legend)
A knight of the round table.

Political Figures:
Gareth Evans (1962-)
Australian statesman.

Singers and Entertainers:
Garth Brooks (1962-)
American singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.007 % named Garth

Popularity of Garth:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 954th most popular.
1920-1930: 813th most popular.
1930-1940: 750th most popular.
1940-1950: 704th most popular.
1950-1960: 635th most popular.
1960-1970: 567th most popular.
1970-1980: 740th most popular.
1980-1990: N/A
1990: N/A
1991: 756th most popular.
1992: 671st most popular.
1993: 992nd most popular.
1994: N/A