Is Garnell a boy or girl name?

Garnell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.6% were girls and 80.4% were boys.

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Garnell

Recorded 1912–2003 · United States

Garnell was most popular in 1922, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,515 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Garnell.

Garnell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Garnell’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Garnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Garnell is mostly a boy’s name — 19.6% of the 505 Americans given it were girls and 80.4% were 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.

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