Girls' name · since 1915
Garda
Garda has 51 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Garda since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Garda recorded 51 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1944.
- #34,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garda ranks #34,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #34,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Garda's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garda's full recorded timeline at 1939, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1944
- Peak year (1940)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Garda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (26 births, 51% of the file).
1940s was Garda's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Garda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 26 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.