How Many People Are Named Garrod?
An estimated 43 people in the United States have the first name Garrod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Garrod peaked in popularity in 1977 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garrod 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 Garrod paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Garrod is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
43
About 1 in 7,971,031 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1977
7 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garrod
Garrod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garrod as a male name
Ranked #8,880 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1977 (7 births)
Garrod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garrod span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 23 babies were registered. While Garrod is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garrod by Decade
How has Garrod 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.
Garrod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garrod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garrod
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garrod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garrod?
We estimate approximately 43 people named Garrod 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 7,971,031 Americans share this first name.
Is Garrod a common name?
Garrod is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garrod most popular?
Garrod reached peak popularity in 1977, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garrod is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garrod a male name?
Garrod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garrod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garrod Smith, Garrod Johnson, Garrod 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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