How Many People Are Named Gareld?
An estimated 80 people in the United States have the first name Gareld. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Gareld peaked in popularity in 1935 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gareld 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 Gareld paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Gareld is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Gareld is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
80
About 1 in 4,284,429 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1935
11 births
Total Registered
243
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gareld
Gareld is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 243 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gareld as a male name
Ranked #4,338 in 1968
5 male births in 1968
Peak: 1935 (11 births)
Gareld: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gareld span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 73 babies were registered. Gareld has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gareld by Decade
How has Gareld 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.
Gareld + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gareld as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gareld
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gareld: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gareld?
We estimate approximately 80 people named Gareld 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 4,284,429 Americans share this first name.
Is Gareld a common name?
Gareld is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 243 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gareld most popular?
Gareld reached peak popularity in 1935, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gareld is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gareld a male name?
Gareld is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gareld Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gareld Smith, Gareld Johnson, Gareld 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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