Boys' name · since 1913
Gardiner
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Gardiner, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 195
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
195 boys have been named Gardiner since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gardiner has 195 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1979.
- #13,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 195 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gardiner ranks #13,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 195
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gardiner's 195 recorded births place it above 71.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Gardiner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gardiner's full recorded timeline at 1939, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gardiner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1979
- Peak year (1918)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Gardiner by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Gardiner's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Gardiner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (22% of all-time use).
Gardiner by state
Where Gardiner concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 195 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gardiner's data
- Gardiner's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 1970s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Gardiners (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gardiner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1913–1979 (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 Gardiner 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.