How Many People Are Named Garnell?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Garnell. It is used for both genders, with 80.4% male. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Garnell peaked in popularity in 1922 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garnell 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 Garnell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.4% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1922
20 births
Total Registered
505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garnell
Garnell is predominantly male (80.4%), though 99 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Garnell as a male name
Ranked #11,472 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1964 (15 births)
Garnell as a female name
Ranked #6,901 in 1962
5 female births in 1962
Peak: 1922 (14 births)
Garnell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garnell span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 105 babies were registered. Garnell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garnell by Decade
How has Garnell 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.
Garnell by State
Garnell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garnell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garnell
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garnell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garnell?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Garnell 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 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Garnell a common name?
Garnell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garnell most popular?
Garnell reached peak popularity in 1922, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garnell is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garnell a male name?
Garnell is predominantly male. 80.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garnell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garnell Smith, Garnell Johnson, Garnell 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me