Garner is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1932 and has grown less common since.
Garner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,948 among boys (15) and #15,693 among girls (5) — overall #10,392 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #15,693 | #5,948 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,302 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #15,990 | #5,127 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #14,156 | #5,960 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,443 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,535 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #12,906 | #4,046 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #12,928 | #4,804 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | #14,731 | #5,358 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #17,133 | #4,517 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #17,364 | #4,442 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #13,544 | #3,721 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,099 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,047 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,729 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #15,618 | #3,745 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,205 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,678 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,277 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,928 |
| 2005 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,270 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,394 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,332 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,293 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,018 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,696 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,610 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,074 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | — | #3,791 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,700 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,592 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | — | #3,151 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,317 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #8,874 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,232 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,126 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | — | #4,361 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,993 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,694 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #5,023 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,848 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,698 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,642 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,215 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,274 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,156 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | — | #3,652 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,835 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | — | #2,698 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,568 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | — | #2,801 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,592 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,763 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,032 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,488 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1969 | 27 | — | — | #1,579 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,368 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | — | #1,829 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,856 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | — | #1,881 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1963 | 19 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | — | #2,066 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,649 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | — | #1,725 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #1,992 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | — | #2,033 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,176 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,157 |
| 1948 | 18 | — | — | #1,779 |
| 1947 | 24 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,325 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | — | #1,412 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | — | #1,535 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1938 | 23 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1937 | 29 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1936 | 24 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1934 | 24 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1933 | 63 | — | — | #772 |
| 1932 | 82 | — | — | #675 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | — | #1,769 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | — | #1,959 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1923 | 33 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1922 | 29 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1920 | 34 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1919 | 30 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | — | #1,325 |
| 1917 | 27 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1915 | 25 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | — | #1,282 |
| 1913 | 19 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,609 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #889 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,113 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #793 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #922 |