Is Gardner a boy or girl name?
Gardner is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Gardner, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 3,002 US babies named Gardner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,599
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gardner since 1880
- 3,002
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 65 babies
Boys and girls named Gardner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 426 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 481 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 333 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 325 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 115 | 5 | 4.2% |
| 2020s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,599 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,527 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,250 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,838 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,172 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,644 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,284 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,890 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,999 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,232 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,178 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,709 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,141 | 5 | #17,763 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,280 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,150 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,265 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,178 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,378 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,599 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,855 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,259 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,980 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,702 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,553 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,654 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,151 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,596 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,524 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,706 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,896 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,211 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,316 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,800 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,312 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,597 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,022 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,707 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,121 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,317 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 33 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 43 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 50 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 55 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 58 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 56 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 56 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 58 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 57 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 61 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 58 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 65 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 43 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #962 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gardner reached #662 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #17,763 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gardner
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.