Girls' name · since 1890
Garnette
945 babies named Garnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 945
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garnette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 945 have been recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Garnette recorded 945 times among girls since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1979.
- #7,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 945 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garnette ranks #7,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 945 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 945
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garnette's 945 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Garnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garnette's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1979
- Peak year (1920)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Garnette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (235 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Garnette's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Garnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 57
1900s
57 births
- 1910s
1910s
214 births
- 1920s
1920s
235 births
- 1930s
1930s
128 births
- 1940s
1940s
110 births
- 1950s
1950s
108 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 235 births (25% of all-time use).
How Garnette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Garnette's total volume
Garnette by state
Where Garnette concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 46 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 34 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
46 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Garnette's decade-level peak was the 1920s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Garnettes (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Garnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1890–1979 (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 Garnette 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.