Is Garner a boy or girl name?

Garner is a boy’s name. Of the 2,338 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys.

Garner

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Garner was most popular in 1932, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,375 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,338 people named Garner.

Garner over time

Births per year. The dot marks Garner’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Garner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Garner is a boy’s name — 2.5% of the 2,338 Americans given it were girls and 97.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 17% girls and 83% 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 Garner

Where Garner is most concentrated

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

Texas 6.3×

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