Name Legacy

Garnette

Recorded 1890–1979 · United States

Garnette was most popular in 1920, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,240 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 945 people named Garnette.

Most popular in1920
Rank that year#2,240
Births that year40
Total since 1880945
Given to100% girls

Garnette over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Garnette’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Garnette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Garnette is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 945 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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