Garnett
Garnett was the 12653rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 509th; the most babies were born in 1920 (87). More babies were named Garnett in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,653 boys, up 40 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192087 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,641babies recorded
Garnett popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #12,653 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #12,693 | — | 5 |
| 2010 | — | #10,016 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | — | #6,483 | — | 10 |
| 1990 | — | #8,571 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | #10,894 | #2,762 | 5 | 17 |
| 1970 | #6,564 | #1,721 | 7 | 26 |
| 1960 | #4,568 | #1,635 | 9 | 25 |
| 1950 | #2,206 | #961 | 20 | 52 |
| 1940 | #1,229 | #843 | 36 | 56 |
| 1930 | #1,004 | #859 | 54 | 59 |
| 1920 | #727 | #689 | 99 | 87 |
| 1910 | #695 | #798 | 38 | 15 |
| 1900 | #815 | #866 | 21 | 10 |
| 1890 | #844 | #837 | 11 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Garnett, counting every spelling?
Garnett has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Garnett?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Garnett (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Garnett 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 Garnett.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Garnett?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Garnett are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 45 and 75. That makes Garnett 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Garnett: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garnett, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Garnett
How popular is the name Garnett?
Garnett was the 12653rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 509th; the most babies were born in 1920 (87). More babies were named Garnett in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Garnett a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garnett in the US.