Is Garner a boy or girl name?
Garner is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Garner, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,317 US babies named Garner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,282
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Garner since 1881
- 2,317
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Garner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 212 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 256 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 320 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 224 | 43 | 16.1% |
| 2020s | 100 | 11 | 9.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,282 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,311 | 5 | #15,976 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,953 | 6 | #14,147 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,535 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,042 | 7 | #12,903 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,803 | 7 | #12,925 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,356 | 6 | #14,727 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,515 | 5 | #17,129 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,441 | 5 | #17,362 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,720 | 7 | #13,540 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,099 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,047 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,729 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,745 | 6 | #15,617 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,205 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,275 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,018 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,695 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,610 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,700 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,593 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,317 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,874 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,232 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,126 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,360 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,993 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,694 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,023 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,848 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,698 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,642 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,215 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,155 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,568 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,855 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 63 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 82 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 34 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #922 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Garner reached #675 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #12,903 in 2019. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Garner
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.