How Many People Are Named Garwood?
An estimated 15 people in the United States have the first name Garwood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Garwood peaked in popularity in 1920 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garwood 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 Garwood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Garwood is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Garwood is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
15
About 1 in 22,850,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1920
8 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garwood
Garwood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garwood as a male name
Ranked #4,193 in 1957
5 male births in 1957
Peak: 1920 (8 births)
Garwood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garwood span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 24 babies were registered. Garwood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garwood by Decade
How has Garwood 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.
Garwood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garwood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garwood
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Garwood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garwood?
We estimate approximately 15 people named Garwood 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 22,850,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Garwood a common name?
Garwood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 35.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garwood most popular?
Garwood reached peak popularity in 1920, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garwood is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garwood a male name?
Garwood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garwood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garwood Smith, Garwood Johnson, Garwood 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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