as a First Name
Transferred use of a surname, but often taken to be a contracted form of Gareth. As a surname it originated in the north of England, as a local name for someone who lived near an enclosure of some sort (Old Norse garðr). In modern times its popularity has been influenced by the virile superhero of this name, the main character in a long-running strip cartoon in the Daily Mirror newspaper.
| 1,886th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,865
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Garth per capita
- 1992
- marked the height of its popularity
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