Is Garnett a boy or girl name?
Garnett was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 42% of the 6,636 US babies named Garnett were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,251
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Garnett since 1881
- 6,636
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 186 babies
Boys and girls named Garnett, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 46 | 12 | 20.7% |
| 1890s | 80 | 128 | 61.5% |
| 1900s | 128 | 219 | 63.1% |
| 1910s | 541 | 628 | 53.7% |
| 1920s | 729 | 743 | 50.5% |
| 1930s | 553 | 412 | 42.7% |
| 1940s | 505 | 311 | 38.1% |
| 1950s | 419 | 174 | 29.3% |
| 1960s | 283 | 103 | 26.7% |
| 1970s | 208 | 44 | 17.5% |
| 1980s | 133 | 5 | 3.6% |
| 1990s | 92 | 5 | 5.2% |
| 2000s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,251 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,841 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,977 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,755 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,685 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,222 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,008 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,922 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,014 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,458 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,366 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,231 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,294 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,157 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,983 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,234 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,618 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,482 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,708 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,982 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,262 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,679 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,594 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,596 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,488 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,368 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,877 | 5 | #13,886 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,567 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,616 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,809 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,158 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,762 | 5 | #10,896 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,701 | 6 | #9,357 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,678 | 7 | #7,404 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,595 | 6 | #8,012 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,158 | 5 | #8,849 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,520 | 5 | #8,694 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,613 | 8 | #6,194 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,721 | 7 | #6,563 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,782 | 10 | #4,818 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,750 | 8 | #5,294 |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,458 | 11 | #4,128 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,597 | 8 | #5,011 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,416 | 9 | #4,608 |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,190 | 12 | #3,948 |
| 1963 | 33 | #1,363 | 10 | #4,356 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,461 | 10 | #4,357 |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,500 | 16 | #3,236 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,635 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,328 | 6 | #5,790 |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,178 | 12 | #3,607 |
| 1957 | 37 | #1,286 | 11 | #3,775 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,265 | 14 | #3,225 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,119 | 17 | #2,760 |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,219 | 27 | #2,042 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,155 | 15 | #2,856 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,099 | 22 | #2,227 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,029 | 30 | #1,785 |
| 1950 | 52 | #961 | 20 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 49 | #1,000 | 28 | #1,822 |
| 1948 | 55 | #935 | 33 | #1,629 |
| 1947 | 62 | #886 | 22 | #2,103 |
| 1946 | 51 | #938 | 22 | #1,985 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,108 | 30 | #1,494 |
| 1944 | 52 | #882 | 34 | #1,387 |
| 1943 | 50 | #945 | 33 | #1,448 |
| 1942 | 48 | #960 | 36 | #1,354 |
| 1941 | 47 | #929 | 37 | #1,253 |
| 1940 | 56 | #843 | 36 | #1,229 |
| 1939 | 50 | #873 | 34 | #1,277 |
| 1938 | 55 | #841 | 36 | #1,219 |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,004 | 50 | #995 |
| 1936 | 59 | #801 | 30 | #1,330 |
| 1935 | 72 | #719 | 37 | #1,173 |
| 1934 | 42 | #993 | 44 | #1,056 |
| 1933 | 59 | #802 | 41 | #1,090 |
| 1932 | 65 | #788 | 45 | #1,058 |
| 1931 | 52 | #893 | 41 | #1,111 |
| 1930 | 59 | #859 | 54 | #1,004 |
| 1929 | 55 | #907 | 65 | #888 |
| 1928 | 56 | #894 | 66 | #907 |
| 1927 | 71 | #785 | 66 | #919 |
| 1926 | 72 | #761 | 61 | #960 |
| 1925 | 79 | #733 | 76 | #855 |
| 1924 | 66 | #841 | 61 | #979 |
| 1923 | 82 | #720 | 82 | #804 |
| 1922 | 83 | #718 | 86 | #786 |
| 1921 | 78 | #755 | 81 | #817 |
| 1920 | 87 | #689 | 99 | #727 |
| 1919 | 76 | #732 | 69 | #837 |
| 1918 | 75 | #744 | 88 | #762 |
| 1917 | 70 | #745 | 66 | #846 |
| 1916 | 67 | #747 | 84 | #739 |
| 1915 | 74 | #676 | 91 | #698 |
| 1914 | 73 | #587 | 57 | #765 |
| 1913 | 35 | #810 | 47 | #768 |
| 1912 | 37 | #709 | 50 | #713 |
| 1911 | 19 | #739 | 38 | #706 |
| 1910 | 15 | #798 | 38 | #695 |
| 1909 | 26 | #509 | 20 | #919 |
| 1908 | 12 | #796 | 20 | #892 |
| 1907 | 18 | #602 | 27 | #730 |
| 1906 | 12 | #723 | 19 | #855 |
| 1905 | 13 | #678 | 24 | #748 |
| 1904 | 10 | #778 | 29 | #646 |
| 1903 | 17 | #533 | 19 | #796 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,200 | 23 | #722 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,114 | 17 | #806 |
| 1900 | 10 | #866 | 21 | #815 |
| 1899 | 9 | #739 | 15 | #852 |
| 1898 | 9 | #773 | 23 | #684 |
| 1897 | 8 | #816 | 12 | #945 |
| 1896 | 9 | #795 | 10 | #1,075 |
| 1895 | 8 | #824 | 13 | #907 |
| 1894 | 7 | #896 | 14 | #821 |
| 1893 | 7 | #863 | 10 | #982 |
| 1892 | 8 | #822 | 11 | #928 |
| 1891 | 8 | #726 | 9 | #964 |
| 1890 | 7 | #837 | 11 | #844 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,026 | 12 | #769 |
| 1888 | 6 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #923 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Garnett reached #509 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #646 in 1904. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Garnett
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.