Unisex name · since 1911
Garnie
Garnie has 209 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garnie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 209 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garnie has been recorded 209 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1966.
- #12,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 209 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garnie ranks #12,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garnie's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garnie's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1966
- Peak year (1929)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Garnie popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1912 (Garnie as girls' name)
Garnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (54 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Garnie's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Garnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garnie's data
- Garnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- 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 Garnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1911–1966 (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 Garnie 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.