Boys' name · since 1972
Garrod
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Garrod, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Garrod is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrod has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1992.
- #22,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrod ranks #22,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Garrod's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garrod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garrod splits its recorded history at 1986: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garrod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1992
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Garrod by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Garrod's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Garrod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Garrod's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garrod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1972–1992 (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 Garrod 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.