How Many People Are Named Gardiner?
An estimated 73 people in the United States have the first name Gardiner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Gardiner peaked in popularity in 1918 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gardiner 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 Gardiner paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Gardiner is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Gardiner is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
73
About 1 in 4,695,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1918
13 births
Total Registered
195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gardiner
Gardiner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 195 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gardiner as a male name
Ranked #5,594 in 1979
6 male births in 1979
Peak: 1918 (13 births)
Gardiner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gardiner span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 42 babies were registered. While Gardiner is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gardiner by Decade
How has Gardiner 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.
Gardiner by State
Gardiner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gardiner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gardiner
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gardiner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gardiner?
We estimate approximately 73 people named Gardiner 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 4,695,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Gardiner a common name?
Gardiner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gardiner most popular?
Gardiner reached peak popularity in 1918, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gardiner is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gardiner a male name?
Gardiner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gardiner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gardiner Smith, Gardiner Johnson, Gardiner 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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