How Many People Are Named Garrie?
An estimated 269 people in the United States have the first name Garrie. It is used for both genders, with 82.2% male. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Garrie peaked in popularity in 1952 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garrie 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 Garrie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Garrie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
269
About 1 in 1,274,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.2% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1952
33 births
Total Registered
416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garrie
Garrie is predominantly male (82.2%), though 74 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Garrie as a male name
Ranked #6,670 in 1990
7 male births in 1990
Peak: 1952 (27 births)
Garrie as a female name
Ranked #9,534 in 1975
5 female births in 1975
Peak: 1947 (9 births)
Garrie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garrie span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 140 babies were registered. Garrie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garrie by Decade
How has Garrie 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.
Garrie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garrie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garrie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garrie?
We estimate approximately 269 people named Garrie 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 Garrie a common name?
Garrie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garrie most popular?
Garrie reached peak popularity in 1952, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garrie is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garrie a male name?
Garrie is predominantly male. 82.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garrie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garrie Smith, Garrie Johnson, Garrie 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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