How Many People Are Named Garris?
An estimated 80 people in the United States have the first name Garris. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Garris peaked in popularity in 1979 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garris 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 Garris paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Garris is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
80
About 1 in 4,284,429 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1979
8 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garris
Garris is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garris as a male name
Ranked #12,904 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1979 (8 births)
Garris: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garris span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 18 babies were registered. While Garris is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garris by Decade
How has Garris 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.
Garris + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garris as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garris
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garris: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garris?
We estimate approximately 80 people named Garris 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 4,284,429 Americans share this first name.
Is Garris a common name?
Garris is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garris most popular?
Garris reached peak popularity in 1979, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garris is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garris a male name?
Garris is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garris Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garris Smith, Garris Johnson, Garris 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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