Unisex name · since 1918
Garrie
Garrie has 342 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 342
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
342 boys have been named Garrie since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrie has been recorded 342 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1990.
- #9,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 342 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrie ranks #9,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 342 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 342
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Garrie's 342 recorded births place it above 78.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garrie splits its recorded history at 1955: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garrie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1990
- Peak year (1952)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Garrie popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 1925 (Garrie as girls' name)
Garrie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (115 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Garrie's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Garrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 115 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garrie's data
- Garrie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- 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 Garrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1918–1990 (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 Garrie 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.