How Many People Are Named Garney?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Garney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Garney peaked in popularity in 1928 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garney 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 Garney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Garney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Garney is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1928
8 births
Total Registered
50
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garney
Garney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 50 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garney as a male name
Ranked #4,136 in 1956
5 male births in 1956
Peak: 1928 (8 births)
Garney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garney span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 22 babies were registered. While Garney is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garney by Decade
How has Garney 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.
Garney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garney
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garney?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Garney 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Garney a common name?
Garney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 50 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garney most popular?
Garney reached peak popularity in 1928, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garney is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garney a male name?
Garney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garney Smith, Garney Johnson, Garney 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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