How Many People Are Named Garda?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Garda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Garda peaked in popularity in 1940 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garda 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 Garda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Garda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Garda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1940
13 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garda
Garda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Garda as a female name
Ranked #3,824 in 1944
7 female births in 1944
Peak: 1940 (13 births)
Garda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garda span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 26 babies were registered. Garda remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Garda by Decade
How has Garda 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.
Garda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garda?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Garda 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Garda a common name?
Garda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garda most popular?
Garda reached peak popularity in 1940, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garda is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garda a female name?
Garda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garda Smith, Garda Johnson, Garda 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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