Boys' name · since 1993
Garison
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Garison, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 130
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Garison sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 130 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garison has been recorded 130 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2019.
- #15,704 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 130 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garison ranks #15,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 130
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Garison's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garison's full recorded timeline at 2003, 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 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2019
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Garison by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Garison's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Garison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Garison's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1993–2019 (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 Garison 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.