Recorded 1914–1942 Girls' name Peak 1934 30 births

Garna — girls' name

30 babies named Garna in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s51930s71940s6
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Garna was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

7 babies were named Garna in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garna

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Garna between 1914 and 1942, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Garna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garna performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Garna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garna 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 30 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.

Garna at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

30

Since 1914

29 years of records

Peak year

1934

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1914

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1942

Garna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1914

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1934)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19421934192919151914 6

Garna by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 40% of Garna's all-time total
1910s121920s51930s71940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garna?
30 babies have been named Garna since 1914. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1934 with 7 births.
When was Garna most popular?
Garna was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Garna been used?
Garna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 29 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Garna?
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, 1914–1942 (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.