Boys' name · since 2004
Garv
119 babies named Garv in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Garv is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 119 have been recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Garv recorded 119 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #16,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garv ranks #16,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Garv's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garv's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garv popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Garv by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Garv's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Garv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Garv's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- 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 Garv: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
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, 2004–2024 (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 Garv 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.