Recorded 1918–1990 Unisex name Peak 1952 342 births

Garrie — boys' name

342 babies named Garrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71930s271940s1021950s1151960s361970s271980s161990s7
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Garrie was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

27 babies were named Garrie in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Garrie between 1918 and 1990, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Garrie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 74 additional births since 1925.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garrie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Garrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garrie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 342 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Garrie at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

342

Since 1918

73 years of records

Peak year

1952

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1918

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1990

Garrie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1918

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1952)
27
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
051015202530 199019751964195919541949194419371918 5

Garrie popularity over time — girls

74 total births recorded since 1925 (Garrie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 74 births
45678910 1975196119531949194719451925 5

Garrie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
115 births that decade — 34% of Garrie's all-time total
1910s51920s71930s271940s1021950s1151960s361970s271980s161990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garrie?
342 babies have been named Garrie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1952 with 27 births.
When was Garrie most popular?
Garrie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Is Garrie a unisex name?
Yes, Garrie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 342 births, and as a girl's name it has 74 births.
How long has the name Garrie been used?
Garrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 73 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Garrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.