Garfield
Garfield was the 12651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 88th with 147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,631 places. More babies were named Garfield in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,651 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1881147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,566babies recorded
Garfield popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,651 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,901 | 5 |
| 2000 | #5,687 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,574 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,761 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,634 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,443 | 31 |
| 1950 | #815 | 70 |
| 1940 | #681 | 79 |
| 1930 | #751 | 72 |
| 1920 | #620 | 104 |
| 1910 | #409 | 43 |
| 1900 | #394 | 32 |
| 1890 | #331 | 28 |
| 1880 | #111 | 122 |
How popular is Garfield, counting every spelling?
Garfield has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Garfield?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Garfield (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Garfield born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Garfield.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Garfield?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Garfield are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 43 and 75. That makes Garfield a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Garfield by state
How common Garfield was among boys born in each state in 1910–1914, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (4.6×), Mississippi (3.7×), Virginia (3.0×), Georgia (2.5×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Garfield: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garfield, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Garfield
How popular is the name Garfield?
Garfield was the 12651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 88th with 147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,631 places. More babies were named Garfield in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Garfield a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garfield in the US.
Where was Garfield most popular?
In 1910–1914, Garfield was most common in North Carolina (0.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Virginia.