How Many People Are Named Garnetta?
An estimated 269 people in the United States have the first name Garnetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Garnetta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garnetta 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 Garnetta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Garnetta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
269
About 1 in 1,274,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1922
30 births
Total Registered
895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garnetta
Garnetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 895 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Garnetta as a female name
Ranked #10,115 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1922 (30 births)
Garnetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garnetta span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 235 babies were registered. Garnetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garnetta by Decade
How has Garnetta 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.
Garnetta by State
Birth registrations for Garnetta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky. On average, about 20 Garnettas were registered per state.
Garnetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garnetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garnetta
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garnetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garnetta?
We estimate approximately 269 people named Garnetta 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 1,274,180 Americans share this first name.
Is Garnetta a common name?
Garnetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garnetta most popular?
Garnetta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garnetta is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garnetta a female name?
Garnetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garnetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garnetta Smith, Garnetta Johnson, Garnetta 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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