Garner vs Garrett

Side-by-side comparison of Garner and Garrett - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Garner

Boy name · Rank #5248

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Name B

Garrett

Boy name · Rank #560

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Metric Garner Garrett
Current Rank #5248 #560
Total Births (all years) 2,279 135,762
Peak Year 1932 2000
Peak Year Births 82 5,840
Peak Decade 1930s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garner Garrett
1880s 12 128
1890s 5 210
1900s 32 172
1910s 212 544
1920s 256 786
1930s 320 726
1940s 167 1,324
1950s 160 1,773
1960s 199 3,087
1970s 138 6,619
1980s 88 20,476
1990s 132 45,326
2000s 218 36,225
2010s 224 14,383
2020s 116 3,983

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garner Garrett
2014 28 1,563
2015 22 1,352
2016 22 1,149
2017 17 1,062
2018 20 1,022
2019 26 973
2020 16 857
2021 33 775
2022 15 665
2023 19 630
2024 18 530
2025 15 526

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2025.

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