How Many People Are Named Garner?
An estimated 1,382 people in the United States have the first name Garner. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Garner peaked in popularity in 1932 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garner 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 Garner paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Garner is overwhelmingly male, 54 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,382
About 1 in 248,013 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1932
82 births
Total Registered
2,317
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garner
Garner is predominantly male (97.7%), though 54 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Garner as a male name
Ranked #5,282 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1932 (82 births)
Garner as a female name
Ranked #15,976 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (7 births)
Garner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 320 babies were registered. While Garner is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garner by Decade
How has Garner 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.
Garner by State
Birth registrations for Garner span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky. The lowest are in Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma. On average, about 32 Garners were registered per state.
Garner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garner
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garner?
We estimate approximately 1,382 people named Garner 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 248,013 Americans share this first name.
Is Garner a common name?
Garner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,317 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garner most popular?
Garner reached peak popularity in 1932, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garner is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garner a male name?
Garner is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garner Smith, Garner Johnson, Garner 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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