How Many People Are Named Garnet?
An estimated 2,095 people in the United States have the first name Garnet. It is used for both genders, with 77.5% female. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Garnet peaked in popularity in 1920 with 305 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garnet 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 Garnet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,095
About 1 in 163,606 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.5% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1920
305 births
Total Registered
8,909
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garnet
Garnet is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.5%) and females (77.5%). Out of 8,909 total births registered, 2,004 were male and 6,905 were female.
Garnet as a male name
Ranked #9,184 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1919 (55 births)
Garnet as a female name
Ranked #16,044 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (258 births)
Garnet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garnet span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,104 babies were registered. Garnet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garnet by Decade
How has Garnet 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.
Garnet by State
Birth registrations for Garnet span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 232 Garnets were registered per state.
Garnet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garnet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garnet
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garnet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garnet?
We estimate approximately 2,095 people named Garnet 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 163,606 Americans share this first name.
Is Garnet a common name?
Garnet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,909 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garnet most popular?
Garnet reached peak popularity in 1920, when 305 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garnet is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garnet a female name?
Garnet is predominantly female. 77.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garnet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garnet Smith, Garnet Johnson, Garnet 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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