Garland is an established boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Garland is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,928 for boy births in the United States (and #14,573 across all names), given to 12 babies. Garland first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (478 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,928 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,739 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #15,989 | #4,506 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,509 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,866 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,534 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #16,365 | #4,852 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #16,498 | #4,650 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #11,003 | #5,613 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #17,132 | #4,516 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,599 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,773 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,039 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | #17,768 | #4,297 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #15,472 | #4,555 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,151 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,812 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | #18,456 | #4,067 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,046 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #15,774 | #3,824 |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | #9,677 | #3,652 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,165 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,393 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,597 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,445 |
| 2000 | 50 | 50 | #9,407 | #2,397 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,369 |
| 1998 | 37 | 37 | #11,539 | #2,734 |
| 1997 | 48 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1996 | 44 | — | — | #1,999 |
| 1995 | 57 | — | #10,898 | #1,763 |
| 1994 | 69 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1993 | 62 | — | #14,242 | #1,580 |
| 1992 | 70 | — | — | #1,354 |
| 1991 | 68 | — | #13,884 | #1,436 |
| 1990 | 86 | — | #8,077 | #1,273 |
| 1989 | 77 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 95 | — | #10,798 | #1,051 |
| 1987 | 72 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1986 | 55 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1985 | 72 | — | #7,804 | #1,174 |
| 1984 | 86 | — | — | #953 |
| 1983 | 85 | — | — | #959 |
| 1982 | 108 | — | #7,059 | #901 |
| 1981 | 117 | — | #8,399 | #837 |
| 1980 | 108 | — | #10,893 | #885 |
| 1979 | 103 | — | — | #855 |
| 1978 | 104 | — | #8,892 | #871 |
| 1977 | 116 | — | — | #793 |
| 1976 | 110 | — | #8,477 | #821 |
| 1975 | 144 | — | — | #690 |
| 1974 | 133 | — | — | #713 |
| 1973 | 162 | — | #5,715 | #643 |
| 1972 | 176 | — | #6,777 | #608 |
| 1971 | 173 | — | #5,679 | #643 |
| 1970 | 170 | — | #8,401 | #631 |
| 1969 | 180 | — | #6,161 | #593 |
| 1968 | 189 | — | — | #549 |
| 1967 | 173 | — | #7,122 | #583 |
| 1966 | 191 | — | — | #555 |
| 1965 | 218 | — | #6,846 | #526 |
| 1964 | 239 | — | #4,445 | #516 |
| 1963 | 247 | — | #5,498 | #516 |
| 1962 | 266 | — | #3,866 | #498 |
| 1961 | 310 | — | #3,849 | #473 |
| 1960 | 269 | — | #4,909 | #491 |
| 1959 | 242 | — | #5,788 | #509 |
| 1958 | 307 | — | #5,635 | #452 |
| 1957 | 277 | — | #5,624 | #471 |
| 1956 | 289 | — | — | #443 |
| 1955 | 342 | — | #3,645 | #400 |
| 1954 | 363 | — | #4,403 | #376 |
| 1953 | 346 | — | #3,173 | #379 |
| 1952 | 356 | — | #2,963 | #363 |
| 1951 | 405 | — | #3,345 | #345 |
| 1950 | 377 | — | #4,075 | #350 |
| 1949 | 417 | — | #2,661 | #335 |
| 1948 | 402 | — | #2,744 | #340 |
| 1947 | 380 | — | #3,315 | #355 |
| 1946 | 398 | — | #3,098 | #328 |
| 1945 | 326 | — | #2,983 | #337 |
| 1944 | 395 | — | #2,133 | #312 |
| 1943 | 458 | — | #2,751 | #293 |
| 1942 | 384 | — | #3,539 | #317 |
| 1941 | 392 | — | #2,732 | #298 |
| 1940 | 377 | — | #2,813 | #292 |
| 1939 | 367 | — | #2,787 | #293 |
| 1938 | 380 | — | #3,284 | #285 |
| 1937 | 383 | — | #3,019 | #282 |
| 1936 | 348 | — | #3,858 | #292 |
| 1935 | 370 | — | #2,803 | #285 |
| 1934 | 391 | — | #2,338 | #275 |
| 1933 | 383 | — | #3,223 | #272 |
| 1932 | 390 | — | #3,703 | #278 |
| 1931 | 368 | — | #4,050 | #293 |
| 1930 | 400 | — | #3,460 | #288 |
| 1929 | 390 | — | #4,260 | #284 |
| 1928 | 405 | — | #2,043 | #287 |
| 1927 | 383 | — | #3,393 | #299 |
| 1926 | 422 | — | #3,131 | #281 |
| 1925 | 430 | — | #1,714 | #284 |
| 1924 | 426 | — | #2,723 | #281 |
| 1923 | 454 | — | #1,971 | #269 |
| 1922 | 499 | — | #1,920 | #258 |
| 1921 | 466 | — | #2,840 | #264 |
| 1920 | 418 | — | #2,392 | #278 |
| 1919 | 402 | — | #1,714 | #271 |
| 1918 | 420 | — | #2,061 | #265 |
| 1917 | 413 | — | #2,033 | #254 |
| 1916 | 379 | — | #2,300 | #260 |
| 1915 | 365 | — | #1,590 | #262 |
| 1914 | 258 | — | #3,339 | #277 |
| 1913 | 209 | — | #1,489 | #286 |
| 1912 | 153 | — | #2,228 | #300 |
| 1911 | 95 | — | #1,848 | #282 |
| 1910 | 83 | — | #1,684 | #284 |
| 1909 | 63 | — | #2,055 | #304 |
| 1908 | 51 | — | — | #308 |
| 1907 | 56 | — | — | #282 |
| 1906 | 45 | — | — | #307 |
| 1905 | 60 | — | — | #251 |
| 1904 | 41 | — | — | #309 |
| 1903 | 27 | — | — | #376 |
| 1902 | 44 | — | #1,893 | #309 |
| 1901 | 35 | — | #1,775 | #327 |
| 1900 | 36 | — | — | #368 |
| 1899 | 44 | — | — | #251 |
| 1898 | 41 | — | #1,419 | #330 |
| 1897 | 33 | — | #1,442 | #362 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #410 |
| 1895 | 30 | — | — | #338 |
| 1894 | 29 | — | — | #333 |
| 1893 | 25 | — | — | #363 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | — | #468 |
| 1891 | 18 | — | — | #420 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | — | #444 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #691 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | — | #450 |
| 1887 | 17 | — | — | #415 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | — | #406 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #560 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | — | #556 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #571 |
| 1882 | 17 | — | — | #441 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #738 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #585 |