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

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Peak · boys
1905 · 60 births
Debut · boys
11 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
23,857
since 1880

Garland over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Garland has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #251, 1905boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#6,80312
2024—#5,65916
2023#15,1945#4,45623
2022—#5,44517
2021—#5,77615
2020—#5,45116
2019#15,5395#4,80620
2018#15,6825#4,61021
2017#10,6899#5,52616
2016#16,2155#4,47022
2015—#4,54521
2014—#6,63212
2013—#4,98118
2012#16,8695#4,25123
2011#14,8246#4,50921
2010—#6,03614
2009—#4,74820
2008#17,5045#4,04425
2007—#4,01125
2006#15,1526#3,78226
2005#9,45211#3,61526
2004—#4,12921
2003—#3,36627
2002—#3,55424
2001—#2,42940
2000#9,16310#2,37940
1999—#2,34738
1998#11,1387#2,71130
1997—#1,90848
1996—#1,98644
1995#10,5147#1,75850
1994—#1,40969
1993#13,4425#1,57757
1992—#1,35270
1991#13,1475#1,43063
1990#7,88010#1,27076
1989—#1,21977
1988#10,3866#1,04789
1987—#1,13372
1986—#1,32055
1985#7,5638#1,17064
1984—#95186
1983—#95685
1982#6,8889#89999
1981#8,1287#837110
1980#10,3925#878103
1979—#855103
1978#8,5626#86998
1977—#793116
1976#8,1566#820104
1975—#690144
1974—#712133
1973#5,5809#643153
1972#6,5587#607169
1971#5,5439#643164
1970#7,9955#630165
1969#5,9747#592173
1968—#548189
1967#6,8045#583168
1966—#555191
1965#6,5395#526213
1964#4,35510#516229
1963#5,2967#516240
1962#3,78212#498254
1961#3,79312#473298
1960#4,7738#490261
1959#5,5666#509236
1958#5,4086#452301
1957#5,3776#470271
1956—#443289
1955#3,57111#400331
1954#4,2788#376355
1953#3,10613#379333
1952#2,92114#363342
1951#3,28411#345394
1950#3,9628#350369
1949#2,62015#335402
1948#2,70114#340388
1947#3,24011#354369
1946#3,03411#328387
1945#2,91610#337316
1944#2,09617#312378
1943#2,69512#293446
1942#3,4448#317376
1941#2,66811#298381
1940#2,73710#292367
1939#2,73610#293357
1938#3,1818#285372
1937#2,9409#282374
1936#3,7016#292342
1935#2,73110#285360
1934#2,28913#275378
1933#3,1098#271375
1932#3,5687#278383
1931#3,8486#292362
1930#3,3458#287392
1929#4,0536#284384
1928#2,02318#287387
1927#3,2849#298374
1926#3,04610#281412
1925#1,70025#284405
1924#2,66113#281413
1923#1,94420#269434
1922#1,89721#258478
1921#2,76212#264454
1920#2,35715#278403
1919#1,69823#271379
1918#2,02918#265402
1917#1,99617#254396
1916#2,24614#259365
1915#1,57122#262343
1914#3,1886#276252
1913#1,46516#285193
1912#2,1448#300145
1911#1,7928#28187
1910#1,6349#28274
1909#1,9576#30257
1908—#30751
1907—#27856
1906—#30445
1905—#25160
1904—#30641
1903—#37027
1902#1,7935#30839
1901#1,6795#32530
1900—#36536
1899—#25144
1898#1,3797#32934
1897#1,3856#36027
1896—#40723
1895—#33730
1894—#33229
1893—#35925
1892—#45818
1891—#41118
1890—#43417
1889—#6739
1888—#44218
1887—#40917
1886—#40319
1885—#54712
1884—#54712
1883—#55611
1882—#43717
1881—#7067
1880—#57111
First appearance
1880

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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMNIllinois: #534 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,394 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMINew York: #736 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 25,831 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedIAIndiana: #400 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,824 boysINOhio: #408 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,802 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #407 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,710 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #547 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 10,920 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNEMissouri: #313 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,050 boysMOKentucky: #291 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,265 boysKYWest Virginia: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,300 boysWVVirginia: #182 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,279 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,015 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedKSArkansas: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,975 boysARTennessee: #339 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,015 boysTNNorth Carolina: #231 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNCSouth Carolina: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,804 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,365 boysOKLouisiana: #311 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,512 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMSAlabama: #488 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,648 boysALGeorgia: #463 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,922 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedHITexas: #385 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,314 boysTXFlorida: #544 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,339 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#182 · 1 in 1,279
  2. North Carolina#231 · 1 in 1,693
  3. Arkansas#248 · 1 in 1,975
  4. Oklahoma#280 · 1 in 2,365
  5. Kentucky#291 · 1 in 3,265

Best ever in a state: #63 in Virginia, 1922.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#182341 in 1,279
North Carolina#231311 in 1,693
Arkansas#248101 in 1,975
Oklahoma#280101 in 2,365
Kentucky#291111 in 3,265
Maryland#29381 in 4,015
Louisiana#311171 in 2,512
Missouri#313121 in 4,050
West Virginia#32751 in 4,300
Tennessee#339101 in 4,015
Texas#385371 in 3,314
Indiana#40071 in 7,824
New Jersey#40771 in 8,710
Ohio#408131 in 8,802
South Carolina#42151 in 5,804
Georgia#46371 in 6,922
Alabama#48851 in 7,648
Illinois#534101 in 11,394
Florida#54451 in 10,339
California#547161 in 10,920
New York#73671 in 25,831
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1905 at #251 (60 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 93 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 105 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1984
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,205
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.4% of all boys named Garland (4,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s133#403 (1886)#529
1890s265#251 (1899)#368
1900s442#251 (1905)#312
1910s2,636#254 (1917)#274
1920s4,144#258 (1922)#278
1930s3,695#271 (1933)#284
1940s3,810#292 (1940)#321
1950s3,221#345 (1951)#409
1960s2,216#473 (1961)#530
1970s1,349#607 (1972)#726
1980s840#837 (1981)#1,041
1990s545#1,270 (1990)#1,775
2000s274#2,379 (2000)#3,606
2010s188#4,251 (2012)#5,037
2020s99#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 1958

girls
#5,408
6 births · 1 in 335,270 girls
boys
#452
301 births · 1 in 7,051 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #5,408Garland6

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #452Garland301
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 335,270 of them was named Garland, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garland
  1. #4,890Zell7
  2. #4,890Zenia7
  3. #4,890Zettie7
  4. #5,408Garland6
  5. #5,408Adah6
  6. #5,408Adriann6
  7. #5,408Alayna6
  8. #6,103Abigale5
  9. #6,103Adalia5
  10. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 694 names at #5,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 7,051 of them was named Garland, which outranked 90.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garland
  1. #449Justin304
  2. #449Randell304
  3. #449Rodolfo304
  4. #452Garland301
  5. #452Julio301
  6. #454Toby299
  7. #455Bryon298
  8. #455Russ298

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →