Garner Boy
How popular is Garner?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Garner in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
1,358living people named Garner (est.)
31median age of people named Garner
2,338babies named Garner since 1880
1 in 165,767US babies born in 2025
Garner popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▼ 622 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #5,447 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1932 (82 boys) |
| Highest rank | #674 in 1932 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 83% boys, 17% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Garner is most popular
Babies named Garner per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Garner by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #765 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,012 |
| 1910s | 212 | #859 |
| 1920s | 256 | #1,234 |
| 1930s | 320 | #674 |
| 1940s | 167 | #1,399 |
| 1950s | 160 | #1,619 |
| 1960s | 199 | #1,514 |
| 1970s | 138 | #2,124 |
| 1980s | 88 | #3,097 |
| 1990s | 132 | #3,103 |
| 2000s | 218 | #3,237 |
| 2010s | 224 | #3,691 |
| 2020s | 116 | #3,424 |
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Questions
- Is Garner a boy or girl name?
- Garner is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Garner were boys.
- How popular is the name Garner?
- 15 baby boys were named Garner in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Garner most popular?
- Garner peaked in 1932, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #674 in 1932.
- How many people are named Garner?
- 2,338 babies have been named Garner in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,358 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Garner most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Garner was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.