How Many People Are Named Gardner?
An estimated 1,433 people in the United States have the first name Gardner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Gardner peaked in popularity in 1915 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gardner 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 Gardner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,433
About 1 in 239,187 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1915
65 births
Total Registered
3,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gardner
Gardner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,002 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Gardner as a male name
Ranked #4,599 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (65 births)
Gardner as a female name
Ranked #17,763 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 2012 (5 births)
Gardner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gardner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 481 babies were registered. Gardner has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gardner by Decade
How has Gardner 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.
Gardner by State
Birth registrations for Gardner span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, New York, California. The lowest are in Vermont, New Jersey, Illinois. On average, about 41 Gardners were registered per state.
Gardner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gardner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gardner
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gardner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gardner?
We estimate approximately 1,433 people named Gardner 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 239,187 Americans share this first name.
Is Gardner a common name?
Gardner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gardner most popular?
Gardner reached peak popularity in 1915, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gardner is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gardner a male name?
Gardner is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gardner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gardner Smith, Gardner Johnson, Gardner 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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