How Many People Are Named Garold?
An estimated 1,407 people in the United States have the first name Garold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Garold peaked in popularity in 1946 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garold 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 Garold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Garold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
1,407
About 1 in 243,606 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1946
97 births
Total Registered
3,051
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garold
Garold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,051 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garold as a male name
Ranked #11,954 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1946 (97 births)
Garold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garold span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 699 babies were registered. Garold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garold by Decade
How has Garold 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.
Garold by State
Birth registrations for Garold span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Iowa, Michigan. The lowest are in New York, Minnesota, Washington. On average, about 71 Garolds were registered per state.
Garold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garold
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garold?
We estimate approximately 1,407 people named Garold 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 243,606 Americans share this first name.
Is Garold a common name?
Garold is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,051 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garold most popular?
Garold reached peak popularity in 1946, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garold is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garold a male name?
Garold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garold Smith, Garold Johnson, Garold 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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