How Many People Are Named Garnie?
An estimated 53 people in the United States have the first name Garnie. It is used for both genders, with 84.6% male. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Garnie peaked in popularity in 1933 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garnie 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 Garnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Garnie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Garnie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
53
About 1 in 6,467,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.6% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1933
13 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garnie
Garnie is predominantly male (84.6%), though 38 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Garnie as a male name
Ranked #3,669 in 1966
6 male births in 1966
Peak: 1929 (12 births)
Garnie as a female name
Ranked #4,453 in 1933
5 female births in 1933
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Garnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garnie span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 68 babies were registered. Garnie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garnie by Decade
How has Garnie 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.
Garnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garnie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garnie?
We estimate approximately 53 people named Garnie 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 6,467,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Garnie a common name?
Garnie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garnie most popular?
Garnie reached peak popularity in 1933, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garnie is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garnie a male name?
Garnie is predominantly male. 84.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garnie Smith, Garnie Johnson, Garnie 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