Garrison
Garrison was the 1757th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 566th with 353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 717 places. More babies were named Garrison in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,757 boys, down 458 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999353 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,514babies recorded
Garrison popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,757 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,299 | 139 |
| 2010 | #1,045 | 185 |
| 2000 | #668 | 268 |
| 1990 | #967 | 117 |
| 1980 | #1,742 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,722 | 26 |
| 1960 | #2,941 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1940 | #3,249 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,845 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Garrison, counting every spelling?
Garrison is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison | 92 | #1,757 | 575 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Garrison?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Garrison (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Garrison 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Garrison.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Garrison?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Garrison are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Garrison mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Garrison by state
How common Garrison was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.1×), Tennessee (1.9×). In 33 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 Garrison: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garrison, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Garrison
How popular is the name Garrison?
Garrison was the 1757th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 566th with 353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 717 places. More babies were named Garrison in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Garrison a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garrison in the US.
Where is Garrison most popular?
In 2021–2025, Garrison was most common in Kentucky (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.