How Many People Are Named Garrison?
An estimated 7,948 people in the United States have the first name Garrison. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Garrison peaked in popularity in 1999 with 353 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garrison 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 Garrison paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,948
About 1 in 43,125 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1999
353 births
Total Registered
8,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garrison
Garrison is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,420 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Garrison as a male name
Ranked #1,790 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (353 births)
Garrison as a female name
Ranked #14,242 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Garrison: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garrison span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,412 babies were registered. Garrison has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garrison by Decade
How has Garrison 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.
Garrison by State
Birth registrations for Garrison span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Hawaii, Nevada. On average, about 146 Garrisons were registered per state.
Garrison + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garrison as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garrison
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garrison: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garrison?
We estimate approximately 7,948 people named Garrison 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 43,125 Americans share this first name.
Is Garrison a common name?
Garrison is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garrison most popular?
Garrison reached peak popularity in 1999, when 353 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garrison is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garrison a male name?
Garrison is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garrison Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garrison Smith, Garrison Johnson, Garrison 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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