Total births
34
Unisex name · since 1939
Garie
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.
- 34
- total births
- 1939–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
34 girls have been named Garie since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Garie has 34 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1964.
- 34 total births
- 1939–1964 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
34 girls have been named Garie since 1939, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1964.
- 34
- total births
- 1939–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
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.
Garie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garie's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garie at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1941
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Garie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1964
- Peak year (1941)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Garie popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1949 (Garie as boys' name)
Garie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Garie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Garie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 24 births (71% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Garie's data
- Garie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Garie
Nearby Names Like Garie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garie
Garnet Girl
#15335 6,913 births
Gary Girl
3,286 births
Garnett Girl
2,784 births
Gardenia Girl
#9017 1,354 births
Garnette Girl
945 births
Compare Garie side by side: Garie vs Garnet Garie vs Gary Garie vs Garnett
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1939–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Garie: Baby Name Since 1939 - 34 Births, Peak 1941." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/garie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Garie 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 June 2026.