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Garnet

/ˈɡɑɹnət/ · 77% girls, 23% boys · 14 born in 2025

Garnet has been given to about 8,923 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɑɹnət/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,083
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Garnet per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 305
  • Born in 202514
  • All time8,923

How popular is Garnet?

Its best year was 1920, when 305 babies were given the name, ranking 422nd. The typical living American called Garnet is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Garnet

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Garnett0.91
  2. Garret0.88
  3. Garrett0.79
  4. Janet0.75
  5. Garett0.78
  6. Harriet0.68
  7. Scarlet0.68
  8. Margret0.68

Middle names for Garnet

Ranked by flow score
  1. Garnet Anne0.81
  2. Garnet Catherine0.78
  3. Garnet Josephine0.78
  4. Garnet Rose0.77
  5. Garnet Marie0.77
  6. Garnet Eve0.77

Sibling names for Garnet

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.90
  2. Cleoeither · 0.90
  3. Winonasister · 0.90
  4. Ilasister · 0.89
  5. Archiebrother · 0.83
  6. Forestbrother · 0.83

Where Garnet is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. 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.