Unisex name · since 1912
Garnell
Garnell has 406 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Garnell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 406 have been recorded since 1912.
Garnell has 406 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2003.
- #8,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 406 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garnell ranks #8,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Garnell's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Garnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garnell splits its recorded history at 1955: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garnell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2003
- Peak year (1964)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Garnell popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1921 (Garnell as girls' name)
Garnell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (99 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Garnell's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Garnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
99 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 99 births (24% of all-time use).
Garnell by state
Where Garnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 406 births nationwide.
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- Garnell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Garnells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~91 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, 1912–2003 (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 Garnell 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.