Recorded 1939–1964 Unisex name Peak 1941 34 births

Garie — unisex name

34 babies named Garie in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s241960s5
1940s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Garie was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

8 babies were named Garie in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garie

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Garie between 1939 and 1964, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Garie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Garie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1949.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Garie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garie 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 34 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.

Garie at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

34

Since 1939

26 years of records

Peak year

1941

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1939

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1964

Garie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1939

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1941)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 196419461945194319411939 5

Garie popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1949 (Garie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19601949 5

Garie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 71% of Garie's all-time total
1930s51940s241960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garie?
34 babies have been named Garie since 1939. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1941 with 8 births.
When was Garie most popular?
Garie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Is Garie a unisex name?
Yes, Garie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 34 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Garie been used?
Garie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 26 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Garie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Garnet, Gary, Garnett, Gardenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1939–1964 (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.