Recorded 1916–1957 Boys' name Peak 1920 74 births

Garwood — boys' name

74 babies named Garwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Garwood was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Garwood in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Garwood between 1916 and 1957, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garwood performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Garwood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garwood 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 74 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.

Garwood at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

74

Since 1916

42 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1916

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1957

Garwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1916

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Garwood by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 32% of Garwood's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garwood?
74 babies have been named Garwood since 1916. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Garwood most popular?
Garwood was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Garwood been used?
Garwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 42 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Garwood?
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, 1916–1957 (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.