Gareth
A boy's name of French, Anglo Saxon, Welsh and Norse origin, ranked #2,765 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #2,765
- Best ever
- #1,080 in 1970
- US births since 1880
- 4,394
- Born in 2025
- 46
- Trend
- Falling last 10 years
- Given to
- 100% boys
Meaning
- gentle, enclosure, watchful
- Strong spear
- Son of Lot
First appears in Arthurian legend. That is where the name is recorded, not where it comes from.
Births 1916–2025
Peak 104 in 2016. Falling over the last ten years.
Other French names
- FranchescaFrom France, free
- LeeroyThe king
- RichPowerful ruler
- MaiyaA vegetable
- CharletteStrong, strong-woman
- CorwinRaven, black hair
- ArmondOf the army
- CherrieBeloved, dear, darling
- ChristopheChrist-bearer
- ReymundoGuards wisely
- DenishaFeminine of Denis from the Greek name Dionysus
- RichmondPowerful ruler