Is Gardner a boy or girl name?

Gardner is a boy’s name. Of the 3,026 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Gardner

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Gardner was most popular in 1915, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,527 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,026 people named Gardner.

Gardner over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gardner’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gardner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gardner is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 3,026 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gardner

Where Gardner is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org