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Gardner

/ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/ · 100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Gardner has been given to about 3,026 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,602
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gardner per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 65
  • Born in 202524
  • All time3,026

How popular is Gardner?

Its best year was 1915, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 743rd. The typical living American called Gardner is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Gardner

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Warner0.79
  2. Carter0.68
  3. Parker0.68
  4. Tanner0.68
  5. Karter0.68
  6. Archer0.68
  7. Zander0.68
  8. Garnet0.69

Middle names for Gardner

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gardner Paul0.77
  2. Gardner John0.77
  3. Gardner Blake0.76
  4. Gardner Wade0.76
  5. Gardner Quinn0.76
  6. Gardner Jude0.76

Sibling names for Gardner

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.86
  2. Louiebrother · 0.84
  3. Lenorasister · 0.84
  4. Elouisesister · 0.83
  5. Forestbrother · 0.82
  6. Amosbrother · 0.82

Where Gardner is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gardner Anderson0.77
    2. Gardner White0.72
    3. Gardner Nguyen0.72
    4. Gardner Moore0.72
    5. Gardner Hill0.72
    6. Gardner Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gardner

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.