Garner
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1932 · 82 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,279since 1881
Garner over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Garner has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #14,942 | 5 | #5,861 | 15 |
| 2024 | — | #5,241 | 18 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #5,075 | 19 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | — | #3,427 | 33 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,451 | 16 | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #4,003 | 26 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #4,739 | 20 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #5,297 | 17 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #4,470 | 22 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #4,407 | 22 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #3,693 | 28 |
| 2013 | — | #4,064 | 24 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,003 | 25 | |
| 2011 | — | #6,578 | 12 | |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #3,708 | 28 |
| 2009 | — | #6,095 | 14 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,646 | 29 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,210 | 17 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,888 | 25 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,368 | 28 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,276 | 19 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,259 | 27 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,974 | 20 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,537 | 15 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,019 | 17 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,738 | 18 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,613 | 13 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,109 | 22 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,227 | 14 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,096 | 10 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,569 | 11 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,665 | 16 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,464 | 15 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,570 | 27 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,809 | 19 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,856 | 18 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,515 | 27 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,521 | 28 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,042 | 16 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,620 | 24 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,837 | 19 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,706 | 20 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,010 | 15 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,400 | 23 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,268 | 11 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,458 | 21 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,356 | 24 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #770 | 63 | |
| 1932 | — | #674 | 82 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,643 | 19 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,480 | 24 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,748 | 20 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,628 | 23 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,256 | 33 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,367 | 29 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,448 | 27 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,234 | 34 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,297 | 30 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,313 | 29 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,322 | 27 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,304 | 27 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,342 | 25 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,173 | 19 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
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| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Garner! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Garner is popular in 1932
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Tennessee#239 · 1 in 2,131
- Oklahoma#258 · 1 in 2,172
- Kentucky#308 · 1 in 2,913
- Virginia#335 · 1 in 3,744
- Texas#490 · 1 in 4,322
Best ever in a state: #239 in Tennessee, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #239 | 12 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Oklahoma | #258 | 10 | 1 in 2,172 |
| Kentucky | #308 | 9 | 1 in 2,913 |
| Virginia | #335 | 6 | 1 in 3,744 |
| Texas | #490 | 13 | 1 in 4,322 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 620 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #5,861)
- 410 spots since 2020 (#5,451 → #5,861)
- 1,454 spots since 2015 (#4,407 → #5,861)
- Biggest jump: 969 spots in 1932 (#1,643 → #674)
- Biggest drop: 678 spots in 1911 (#859 → #1,537)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1932 at #674 (82 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1932–1933
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,734
- Highest: 1 in 12,734 boys born in 1932 were named Garner (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 14.0% of all boys named Garner (320) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #765 (1885) | #816 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,057 (1897) | #1,057 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,013 (1902) | #1,082 |
| 1910s | 212 | #859 (1910) | #1,268 |
| 1920s | 256 | #1,234 (1920) | #1,511 |
| 1930s | 320 | #674 (1932) | #1,339 |
| 1940s | 167 | #1,400 (1944) | #1,830 |
| 1950s | 160 | #1,620 (1959) | #2,020 |
| 1960s | 199 | #1,515 (1962) | #1,890 |
| 1970s | 138 | #2,125 (1970) | #2,810 |
| 1980s | 88 | #3,098 (1980) | #4,634 |
| 1990s | 132 | #3,109 (1994) | #4,917 |
| 2000s | 218 | #3,241 (2005) | #4,437 |
| 2010s | 224 | #3,693 (2014) | #4,496 |
| 2020s | 116 | #3,427 (2021) | #5,155 |
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.
Garner in 1932
boys
#674
82 births · 1 in 12,734 boys
Top boys' names in 1932
More about 1932
boys
1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 12,734 of them was named Garner, which outranked 84.3% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).