Boys' name · since 1918
Garney
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Garney, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
50 boys have been named Garney since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Garney has 50 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1956.
- #22,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 50 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garney ranks #22,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Garney's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garney splits its recorded history at 1936: 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 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1956
- Peak year (1928)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Garney by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (22 births, 44% of the file).
1930s was Garney's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Garney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 22 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Garney's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Garney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1918–1956 (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 Garney 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.