Garland
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 96.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 60 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 23,857since 1880
Garland over time
Rank among boys' names. Garland has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #6,803 | 12 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,659 | 16 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #4,456 | 23 |
| 2022 | — | #5,445 | 17 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,776 | 15 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,451 | 16 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #4,806 | 20 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #4,610 | 21 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #4,470 | 22 |
| 2015 | — | #4,545 | 21 | |
| 2014 | — | #6,632 | 12 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,981 | 18 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #4,251 | 23 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #4,509 | 21 |
| 2010 | — | #6,036 | 14 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,748 | 20 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #4,044 | 25 |
| 2007 | — | #4,011 | 25 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #3,782 | 26 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #3,615 | 26 |
| 2004 | — | #4,129 | 21 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,366 | 27 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,554 | 24 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,429 | 40 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #2,379 | 40 |
| 1999 | — | #2,347 | 38 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #2,711 | 30 |
| 1997 | — | #1,908 | 48 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,986 | 44 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #1,758 | 50 |
| 1994 | — | #1,409 | 69 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #1,577 | 57 |
| 1992 | — | #1,352 | 70 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #1,430 | 63 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #1,270 | 76 |
| 1989 | — | #1,219 | 77 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #1,047 | 89 |
| 1987 | — | #1,133 | 72 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,320 | 55 | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #1,170 | 64 |
| 1984 | — | #951 | 86 | |
| 1983 | — | #956 | 85 | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #899 | 99 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #837 | 110 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #878 | 103 |
| 1979 | — | #855 | 103 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #869 | 98 |
| 1977 | — | #793 | 116 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #820 | 104 |
| 1975 | — | #690 | 144 | |
| 1974 | — | #712 | 133 | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #643 | 153 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #607 | 169 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #643 | 164 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #630 | 165 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #592 | 173 |
| 1968 | — | #548 | 189 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #583 | 168 |
| 1966 | — | #555 | 191 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #526 | 213 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #516 | 229 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #516 | 240 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #498 | 254 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #473 | 298 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #490 | 261 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #509 | 236 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #452 | 301 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #470 | 271 |
| 1956 | — | #443 | 289 | |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #400 | 331 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #376 | 355 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #379 | 333 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #363 | 342 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #345 | 394 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #350 | 369 |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | #335 | 402 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #340 | 388 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #354 | 369 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #328 | 387 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #337 | 316 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #312 | 378 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #293 | 446 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #317 | 376 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #298 | 381 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #292 | 367 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #293 | 357 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #285 | 372 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #282 | 374 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #292 | 342 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #285 | 360 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #275 | 378 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #271 | 375 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #278 | 383 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #292 | 362 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #287 | 392 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #284 | 384 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #287 | 387 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #298 | 374 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #281 | 412 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | #284 | 405 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #281 | 413 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | #269 | 434 |
| 1922 | #1,897 | 21 | #258 | 478 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #264 | 454 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 | #278 | 403 |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 | #271 | 379 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | #265 | 402 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #254 | 396 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #259 | 365 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | #262 | 343 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #276 | 252 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #285 | 193 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #300 | 145 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #281 | 87 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #282 | 74 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #302 | 57 |
| 1908 | — | #307 | 51 | |
| 1907 | — | #278 | 56 | |
| 1906 | — | #304 | 45 | |
| 1905 | — | #251 | 60 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #370 | 27 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #308 | 39 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #325 | 30 |
| 1900 | — | #365 | 36 | |
| 1899 | — | #251 | 44 | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #329 | 34 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #360 | 27 |
| 1896 | — | #407 | 23 | |
| 1895 | — | #337 | 30 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #409 | 17 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #437 | 17 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Garland was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Garland is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#72 · 1 in 355
- Arkansas#99 · 1 in 442
- North Carolina#103 · 1 in 571
- West Virginia#114 · 1 in 588
- Kentucky#114 · 1 in 680
Best ever in a state: #63 in Virginia, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #72 | 52 | 1 in 355 |
| Arkansas | #99 | 31 | 1 in 442 |
| North Carolina | #103 | 44 | 1 in 571 |
| Kentucky | #114 | 29 | 1 in 680 |
| West Virginia | #114 | 19 | 1 in 588 |
| Texas | #160 | 46 | 1 in 832 |
| Indiana | #179 | 15 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 15 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Missouri | #214 | 15 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Michigan | #267 | 10 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 8 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Ohio | #282 | 12 | 1 in 3,384 |
| Iowa | #289 | 6 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Georgia | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,612 |
| Mississippi | #339 | 6 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Louisiana | #348 | 6 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Illinois | #412 | 7 | 1 in 7,100 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Garland
- 1,144 spots since 2024 (#5,659 → #6,803)
- 1,352 spots since 2020 (#5,451 → #6,803)
- 2,258 spots since 2015 (#4,545 → #6,803)
- Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1882 (#706 → #437)
- Biggest drop: 231 spots in 1889 (#442 → #673)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #251 (60 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 93 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1984
- Highest: 1 in 2,205 boys born in 1905 were named Garland (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.4% of all boys named Garland (4,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | #403 (1886) | #529 |
| 1890s | 265 | #251 (1899) | #368 |
| 1900s | 442 | #251 (1905) | #312 |
| 1910s | 2,636 | #254 (1917) | #274 |
| 1920s | 4,144 | #258 (1922) | #278 |
| 1930s | 3,695 | #271 (1933) | #284 |
| 1940s | 3,810 | #292 (1940) | #321 |
| 1950s | 3,221 | #345 (1951) | #409 |
| 1960s | 2,216 | #473 (1961) | #530 |
| 1970s | 1,349 | #607 (1972) | #726 |
| 1980s | 840 | #837 (1981) | #1,041 |
| 1990s | 545 | #1,270 (1990) | #1,775 |
| 2000s | 274 | #2,379 (2000) | #3,606 |
| 2010s | 188 | #4,251 (2012) | #5,037 |
| 2020s | 99 | #4,456 (2023) | #5,598 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Garland in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 74,595 of them was named Garland, which outranked 56.5% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,133Wyona15
- #2,133Zelia15
- #2,133Zoa15
- #2,246Garland14
- #2,246Agustina14
- #2,246Aldora14
- #2,246Alejandra14
- #2,368Adra13
- #2,368Adriana13
- #2,368Aileene13
Tied with 121 names at #2,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,439 of them was named Garland, which outranked 94.3% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.