How Many People Are Named Garald?
An estimated 233 people in the United States have the first name Garald. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Garald peaked in popularity in 1949 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garald as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Garald paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Garald is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
233
About 1 in 1,471,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1949
25 births
Total Registered
480
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garald
Garald is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 480 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garald as a male name
Ranked #5,894 in 1982
6 male births in 1982
Peak: 1949 (25 births)
Garald: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garald span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 138 babies were registered. Garald has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garald by Decade
How has Garald tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Garald + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garald as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garald
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garald: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garald?
We estimate approximately 233 people named Garald are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,471,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Garald a common name?
Garald is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 480 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garald most popular?
Garald reached peak popularity in 1949, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garald is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garald a male name?
Garald is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garald Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garald Smith, Garald Johnson, Garald Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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