Girls' name · since 1918
Garnita
30 babies named Garnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Garnita since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Garnita has 30 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1941.
- #40,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garnita ranks #40,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #40,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Garnita's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Garnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garnita's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1941
- Peak year (1930)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Garnita by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (9 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Garnita's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Garnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
- 1930s
1930s
9 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 9 births (30% of all-time use).
Garnita by state
Where Garnita concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 6 | 20.0% |
6 of 30 births nationwide.
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What to do with Garnita's data
- Garnita's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Iowa records the most Garnitas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Garnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1918–1941 (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 Garnita 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.