Garfield

GAHR-feeld /ˈɡɑːɹfiːld/
boy 2 syllables rising

Garfield is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1881 and has since faded.

Garfield is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,651 for boy births in the United States (and #26,040 across all names), given to 5 babies. Garfield was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1881 (147 births).

About the name Garfield

PronunciationGAHR-feeld /ˈɡɑːɹfiːld/
CultureEnglish
#12,651U.S. rank among boys 2025
#26,040among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
147peak births 1881
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Garfield

How popular is Garfield?

Boys named Garfield 5 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Garfield per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Garfield total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#12,651
202155#12,758
201988#9,162
201588#9,020
201388#9,066
201055#12,901
20091111#7,368
20081010#7,880
200777#10,130
200655#12,672
20051111#6,786
20041111#6,688
20031313#5,656
20021111#6,228
20011111#6,163
20001212#5,687
19991414#4,853
19981313#4,969
199714—#4,525
199611—#5,306
199512—#4,897
199426—#2,798
199310—#5,486
199220—#3,258
199117—#3,515
199026—#2,574
198918—#3,250
198812—#3,995
198720—#2,663
19869—#4,597
19859—#4,445
198419—#2,559
198318—#2,610
198214—#3,173
198123—#2,224
198017—#2,761
197915—#2,939
197824—#2,030
197720—#2,298
197616—#2,642
197523—#2,027
197428—#1,718
197317—#2,346
197226—#1,740
197121—#2,002
197028—#1,634
196935—#1,366
196827—#1,523
196733—#1,321
196625—#1,552
196529—#1,443
196434—#1,357
196347—#1,131
196226—#1,562
196146—#1,162
196031—#1,443
195931—#1,421
195839—#1,242
195746—#1,140
195649—#1,085
195543—#1,142
195450—#1,058
195369—#865
195269—#844
195143—#1,101
195070—#815
194967—#838
194862—#869
194748—#1,041
194661—#846
194559—#812
194466—#771
194342—#1,041
194262—#825
194170—#740
194079—#681
193967—#735
193863—#773
193754—#832
193648—#886
193554—#853
193460—#800
193354—#844
193269—#758
193170—#735
193072—#751
192977—#707
192874—#744
192797—#644
192686—#685
192595—#656
192494—#667
192399—#647
1922104—#635
1921102—#636
1920104—#620
1919111—#568
1918119—#549
1917101—#593
191698—#588
1915101—#564
191481—#549
191370—#513
191257—#525
191138—#473
191043—#409
190935—#423
190829—#456
190737—#368
190631—#389
190523—#470
190431—#362
190319—#492
190226—#396
190124—#384
190032—#394
189919—#429
189822—#423
189718—#462
189620—#447
189515—#537
189420—#426
189312—#587
189226—#377
189123—#360
189028—#331
188929—#328
188831—#326
188726—#328
188638—#276
188534—#286
188430—#320
188349—#222
188269—#190
1881147—#88
1880122—#111