How Many People Are Named Garland?
people named Garland are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,228 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,712 babies named Garland in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
499 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. The surname originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Garland, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 4.8% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Garland alive today is about 61 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 75 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Garland first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 499 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Garland has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #251, in 1899 and 1905. In 2025 it ranked #6,924.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,924 |
| Best rank | #251 (1899 and 1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #280 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Garland alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Garland were born in Virginia than in any other state: about 1,032 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Garland was given 6.9 times as often in Virginia, 4.4 times in North Carolina and 3.7 times in Arkansas.
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