Girls' name · since 1997

Garima

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Garima, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,285 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

90 girls have been named Garima since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Garima has 90 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.

  • #28,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 90 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garima ranks #28,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,285 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Garima's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Garima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Garima's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Garima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
10
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 19972001200320062011201420182022 5

Garima by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Garima's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Garima births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garima?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 90 babies named Garima. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,285 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 10 births.
Where does Garima sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garima ranks #28,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garima most popular?
Garima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Garima been used?
Records for Garima go back to 1997, giving 26 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Garima?
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 Garima's data

  • Garima's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Garima

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garima

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Garima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2022 (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 Garima 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.