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Garnett

/ˈɡɑɹnɪt/ · 42% girls, 58% boys · 5 born in 2025

Garnett has been given to about 6,641 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɑɹnɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,520
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Garnett per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 186
  • Born in 20255
  • All time6,641

How popular is Garnett?

Its best year was 1920, when 186 babies were given the name, ranking 727th. The typical living American called Garnett is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Garnett

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Garnet0.91
  2. Garrett0.88
  3. Garett0.88
  4. Garret0.79
  5. Barrett0.76
  6. Jarrett0.76
  7. Scarlett0.69
  8. Harriett0.69

Middle names for Garnett

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

Sibling names for Garnett

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.89
  2. Elouisesister · 0.88
  3. Lenorasister · 0.87
  4. Cleoeither · 0.86
  5. Otisbrother · 0.84
  6. Louiebrother · 0.84

Where Garnett is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.