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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #251, 1905boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1965

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMINew York: #769 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 23,354 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: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,451 boysINOhio: #433 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,564 boysOHPennsylvania: #515 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,346 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #619 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 11,658 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: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMOKentucky: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,920 boysKYWest Virginia: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,509 boysWVVirginia: #229 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,772 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: #352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,395 boysARTennessee: #299 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,179 boysTNNorth Carolina: #283 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,398 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,859 boysOKLouisiana: #361 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,049 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedMSAlabama: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,494 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garland, so not publishedHITexas: #432 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,840 boysTXFlorida: #539 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,256 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#229 · 1 in 1,772
  2. West Virginia#246 · 1 in 2,509
  3. North Carolina#283 · 1 in 2,398
  4. Tennessee#299 · 1 in 3,179
  5. Kentucky#347 · 1 in 4,920

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#229221 in 1,772
West Virginia#24661 in 2,509
North Carolina#283191 in 2,398
Tennessee#299111 in 3,179
Kentucky#34761 in 4,920
Arkansas#35251 in 3,395
Louisiana#361121 in 3,049
Oklahoma#36251 in 3,859
Texas#432271 in 3,840
Ohio#433111 in 8,564
Indiana#45551 in 9,451
Alabama#46151 in 6,494
Pennsylvania#51571 in 14,346
Florida#53961 in 8,256
California#619151 in 11,658
New York#76971 in 23,354
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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 1965

girls
#6,539
5 births · 1 in 353,033 girls
boys
#526
213 births · 1 in 8,733 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #6,539Garland5

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #526Garland213
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 353,033 of them was named Garland, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garland
  1. #5,817Yuvonne6
  2. #5,817Zeola6
  3. #5,817Zeta6
  4. #6,539Garland5
  5. #6,539Abbigail5
  6. #6,539Abelina5
  7. #6,539Adilia5

Tied with 996 names at #6,539; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 8,733 of them was named Garland, which outranked 88.1% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garland
  1. #522Sterling215
  2. #524Donnell214
  3. #524Reuben214
  4. #526Garland213
  5. #527Kirby212
  6. #528Erich211
  7. #528Trevor211
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →