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 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#155 · 1 in 923
- West Virginia#159 · 1 in 1,198
- Oklahoma#214 · 1 in 1,629
- Kentucky#224 · 1 in 1,923
- District of Columbia#231 · 1 in 2,138
Best ever in a state: #63 in Virginia, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #155 | 47 | 1 in 923 |
| West Virginia | #159 | 18 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Oklahoma | #214 | 15 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Kentucky | #224 | 19 | 1 in 1,923 |
| District of Columbia | #231 | 7 | 1 in 2,138 |
| North Carolina | #237 | 29 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Arkansas | #244 | 10 | 1 in 2,007 |
| Tennessee | #284 | 13 | 1 in 3,163 |
| Maryland | #292 | 8 | 1 in 3,813 |
| Indiana | #357 | 8 | 1 in 6,626 |
| Texas | #357 | 38 | 1 in 3,183 |
| Georgia | #359 | 11 | 1 in 4,457 |
| Ohio | #375 | 14 | 1 in 7,877 |
| Alabama | #377 | 8 | 1 in 4,861 |
| Missouri | #379 | 7 | 1 in 6,722 |
| Louisiana | #408 | 9 | 1 in 4,522 |
| Florida | #495 | 5 | 1 in 8,606 |
| Pennsylvania | #545 | 6 | 1 in 20,078 |
| California | #615 | 11 | 1 in 14,400 |
| New York | #841 | 5 | 1 in 34,850 |
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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 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 177,752 of them was named Garland, which outranked 47.0% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,377Wandra12
- #3,377Wendell12
- #3,377Zoila12
- #3,571Garland11
- #3,571Aaron11
- #3,571Acquanetta11
- #3,571Aggie11
- #3,778Aldora10
- #3,778Alisia10
- #3,778Alona10
Tied with 206 names at #3,571; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 6,223 of them was named Garland, which outranked 90.9% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.