Gareth is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “gentleness.” In 2024 it was given to 50 boys in the United States.
Gareth belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “gentleness” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gareth first appears in Social Security records in 1916. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1086 in 1970, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 4,342 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gareth means “gentleness” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gareth is a boy name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Gareth comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gareth first appears in US records in 1916. Its best-ever ranking was #1086 in 1970, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gareth is pronounced /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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