Recorded 1945–2017 Boys' name Peak 1979 92 births

Garris — boys' name

92 babies named Garris in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s161960s51970s81980s61990s182000s172010s10
1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Garris was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Garris in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garris

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Garris between 1945 and 2017, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garris performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Garris shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garris 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 92 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.

Garris at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

92

Since 1945

73 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1945

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2017

Garris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1945

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
456789 201720072002199219811965195419471945 7

Garris by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 20% of Garris's all-time total
1940s121950s161960s51970s81980s61990s182000s172010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garris?
92 babies have been named Garris since 1945. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Garris most popular?
Garris was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Garris been used?
Garris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 73 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Garris?
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.

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, 1945–2017 (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.