Recorded 1913–1982 Boys' name Peak 1949 480 births

Garald — boys' name

480 babies named Garald in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s621930s781940s1381950s1131960s371970s121980s12
1940s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Garald was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

25 babies were named Garald in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garald

The Social Security Administration has registered 480 babies named Garald between 1913 and 1982, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garald performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Garald shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garald in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 480 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Garald at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

480

Since 1913

70 years of records

Peak year

1949

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1913

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1982

Garald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1913

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1949)
25
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
051015202530 198219641955194819411934192619171913 6

Garald by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
138 births that decade — 29% of Garald's all-time total
1910s281920s621930s781940s1381950s1131960s371970s121980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garald?
480 babies have been named Garald since 1913. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1949 with 25 births.
When was Garald most popular?
Garald was most popular in the 1940s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Garald been used?
Garald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 70 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Garald?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.