How Many People Are Named Garfield?
An estimated 1,816 people in the United States have the first name Garfield. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Garfield peaked in popularity in 1881 with 147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garfield 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 Garfield paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,816
About 1 in 188,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1881
147 births
Total Registered
5,561
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garfield
Garfield is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,561 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garfield as a male name
Ranked #12,752 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1881 (147 births)
Garfield: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garfield span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 932 babies were registered. Garfield has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garfield by Decade
How has Garfield 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.
Garfield by State
Birth registrations for Garfield span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, North Dakota, Colorado. On average, about 67 Garfields were registered per state.
Garfield + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garfield as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garfield
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garfield: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garfield?
We estimate approximately 1,816 people named Garfield 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 188,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Garfield a common name?
Garfield is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,561 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garfield most popular?
Garfield reached peak popularity in 1881, when 147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garfield is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garfield a male name?
Garfield is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garfield Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garfield Smith, Garfield Johnson, Garfield 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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