Garnet
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 77.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 116 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,913since 1884
Garnet over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | — | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | — | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | — | |
| 2007 | — | #12,367 | 5 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | — | |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #2,308 | 27 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 | #1,778 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | #1,910 | 18 |
| 1959 | #2,054 | 30 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #2,322 | 24 | #1,896 | 18 |
| 1957 | #1,652 | 42 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #1,617 | 40 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #1,436 | 49 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1953 | #1,248 | 60 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #1,316 | 53 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #1,224 | 57 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,259 | 53 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1949 | #1,469 | 39 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #1,250 | 53 | #1,487 | 24 |
| 1947 | #1,170 | 59 | #1,363 | 29 |
| 1946 | #1,101 | 60 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,003 | 59 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | #953 | 66 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #884 | 78 | #1,431 | 24 |
| 1942 | #720 | 107 | #1,139 | 36 |
| 1941 | #851 | 73 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #721 | 93 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | #824 | 70 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #710 | 93 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #666 | 104 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1936 | #768 | 77 | #1,225 | 29 |
| 1935 | #675 | 97 | #1,194 | 31 |
| 1934 | #705 | 89 | #1,038 | 39 |
| 1933 | #612 | 112 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #670 | 101 | #1,324 | 27 |
| 1931 | #640 | 108 | #1,078 | 39 |
| 1930 | #667 | 106 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #582 | 139 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1928 | #648 | 117 | #1,228 | 34 |
| 1927 | #604 | 138 | #1,022 | 47 |
| 1926 | #602 | 138 | #1,331 | 30 |
| 1925 | #575 | 156 | #1,012 | 46 |
| 1924 | #565 | 166 | #952 | 54 |
| 1923 | #511 | 187 | #1,026 | 47 |
| 1922 | #559 | 163 | #1,058 | 44 |
| 1921 | #485 | 203 | #991 | 50 |
| 1920 | #422 | 250 | #929 | 55 |
| 1919 | #443 | 221 | #898 | 55 |
| 1918 | #407 | 258 | #996 | 45 |
| 1917 | #416 | 232 | #876 | 53 |
| 1916 | #436 | 209 | #972 | 43 |
| 1915 | #441 | 193 | #879 | 49 |
| 1914 | #428 | 158 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #427 | 133 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #457 | 107 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | #377 | 116 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #463 | 74 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #408 | 80 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #404 | 77 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #415 | 67 | — | |
| 1905 | #476 | 51 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #500 | 43 | #587 | 15 |
| 1903 | #482 | 44 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | — | |
| 1901 | #441 | 45 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | — | |
| 1898 | #527 | 35 | — | |
| 1897 | #491 | 35 | — | |
| 1896 | #565 | 29 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 | — | |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | — | |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Garnet! It came in at #851, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Garnet is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#170 · 1 in 835
- Indiana#330 · 1 in 3,865
- Ohio#410 · 1 in 5,863
- Illinois#474 · 1 in 7,220
- Pennsylvania#549 · 1 in 11,842
Best ever in a state: #83 in Wyoming, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #170 | 22 | 1 in 835 |
| Indiana | #330 | 6 | 1 in 3,865 |
| Ohio | #410 | 8 | 1 in 5,863 |
| Illinois | #474 | 7 | 1 in 7,220 |
| Pennsylvania | #549 | 6 | 1 in 11,842 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
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| Louisiana | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Garnet
- 4,376 spots since 2024 (#15,293 → #10,917)
- 667 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #10,917)
- 2,089 spots since 2015 (#13,006 → #10,917)
- Biggest jump: 375 spots in 1887 (#1,108 → #733)
- Biggest drop: 315 spots in 1886 (#793 → #1,108)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1911 at #377 (116 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 37 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1889–1944
- Highest: 1 in 3,606 girls born in 1911 were named Garnet (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 24.6% of all girls named Garnet (1,701) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2014, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | #733 (1887) | #857 |
| 1890s | 245 | #491 (1897) | #608 |
| 1900s | 543 | #404 (1907) | #474 |
| 1910s | 1,701 | #377 (1911) | #430 |
| 1920s | 1,657 | #422 (1920) | #555 |
| 1930s | 957 | #612 (1933) | #694 |
| 1940s | 687 | #720 (1942) | #1,012 |
| 1950s | 443 | #1,224 (1951) | #1,592 |
| 1960s | 227 | #2,196 (1960) | #2,630 |
| 1970s | 119 | #3,558 (1974) | #5,140 |
| 1980s | 78 | #4,978 (1980) | #8,033 |
| 1990s | 38 | #10,122 (1998) | #11,460 |
| 2000s | 39 | #10,921 (2005) | #14,280 |
| 2010s | 78 | #7,442 (2017) | #11,117 |
| 2020s | 60 | #7,630 (2021) | #10,200 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Garnet in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 13,512 of them was named Garnet, which outranked 84.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #764Joycelyn78
- #764Mazie78
- #764Vida78
- #768Garnet77
- #768Agatha77
- #768Deanna77
- #768Jonnie77
- #776Evonne76
- #776Oralia76
- #776Philomena76
Tied with 7 names at #768; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 35,766 of them was named Garnet, which outranked 69.7% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,205Ruel30
- #1,205Teddie30
- #1,205Valentin30
- #1,225Garnet29
- #1,225Almon29
- #1,225Benson29
- #1,225Caleb29
- #1,243Alec28
- #1,243Armond28
- #1,243Arne28
Tied with 17 names at #1,225; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.