Garnett is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Garnett is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,653 for boy births in the United States (and #26,042 across all names), given to 5 babies. Garnett first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1920 (87 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,653 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,278 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,848 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,985 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,761 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,693 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,227 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,010 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,923 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,016 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,458 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,366 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,231 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,295 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,159 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,984 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,235 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,618 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,483 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,708 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #5,982 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,262 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,679 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,593 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,595 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,487 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,367 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #13,886 | #4,877 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,571 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,617 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | — | #2,889 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,809 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,321 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | — | #2,751 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | — | #3,156 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,552 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,816 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #10,894 | #2,762 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #9,357 | #2,701 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | — | #2,310 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | — | #2,959 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | — | #2,270 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #7,404 | #2,678 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | #8,013 | #2,593 |
| 1973 | 24 | — | #8,850 | #2,158 |
| 1972 | 37 | — | #8,694 | #1,520 |
| 1971 | 38 | — | #6,193 | #1,614 |
| 1970 | 33 | — | #6,564 | #1,721 |
| 1969 | 32 | — | #4,818 | #1,782 |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #5,293 | #1,750 |
| 1967 | 39 | — | #4,128 | #1,459 |
| 1966 | 32 | — | #5,011 | #1,596 |
| 1965 | 39 | — | #4,608 | #1,416 |
| 1964 | 54 | — | #3,948 | #1,191 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | #4,356 | #1,363 |
| 1962 | 39 | — | #4,357 | #1,461 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | #3,236 | #1,503 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #4,568 | #1,635 |
| 1959 | 41 | — | #5,789 | #1,328 |
| 1958 | 55 | — | #3,607 | #1,178 |
| 1957 | 48 | — | #3,774 | #1,286 |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #3,226 | #1,264 |
| 1955 | 61 | — | #2,759 | #1,119 |
| 1954 | 65 | — | #2,043 | #1,220 |
| 1953 | 56 | — | #2,855 | #1,155 |
| 1952 | 67 | — | #2,226 | #1,085 |
| 1951 | 77 | — | #1,785 | #1,044 |
| 1950 | 72 | — | #2,206 | #961 |
| 1949 | 77 | — | #1,822 | #1,000 |
| 1948 | 88 | — | #1,629 | #935 |
| 1947 | 84 | — | #2,103 | #886 |
| 1946 | 73 | — | #1,985 | #938 |
| 1945 | 65 | — | #1,494 | #1,108 |
| 1944 | 86 | — | #1,387 | #882 |
| 1943 | 83 | — | #1,448 | #945 |
| 1942 | 84 | — | #1,354 | #960 |
| 1941 | 84 | — | #1,253 | #929 |
| 1940 | 92 | — | #1,229 | #843 |
| 1939 | 84 | — | #1,276 | #873 |
| 1938 | 91 | — | #1,219 | #841 |
| 1937 | 90 | — | #995 | #1,004 |
| 1936 | 89 | — | #1,330 | #801 |
| 1935 | 109 | — | #1,173 | #719 |
| 1934 | 86 | — | #1,056 | #993 |
| 1933 | 100 | — | #1,090 | #802 |
| 1932 | 110 | — | #1,058 | #788 |
| 1931 | 93 | — | #1,111 | #893 |
| 1930 | 113 | — | #1,004 | #859 |
| 1929 | 120 | — | #888 | #907 |
| 1928 | 122 | — | #907 | #894 |
| 1927 | 137 | — | #919 | #785 |
| 1926 | 133 | — | #960 | #761 |
| 1925 | 155 | — | #855 | #733 |
| 1924 | 127 | — | #979 | #841 |
| 1923 | 164 | — | #804 | #720 |
| 1922 | 169 | — | #786 | #718 |
| 1921 | 159 | — | #817 | #755 |
| 1920 | 186 | — | #727 | #689 |
| 1919 | 145 | — | #837 | #732 |
| 1918 | 163 | — | #762 | #744 |
| 1917 | 136 | — | #846 | #745 |
| 1916 | 151 | — | #739 | #747 |
| 1915 | 165 | — | #698 | #676 |
| 1914 | 130 | — | #765 | #587 |
| 1913 | 82 | — | #768 | #810 |
| 1912 | 87 | — | #713 | #709 |
| 1911 | 57 | — | #706 | #739 |
| 1910 | 53 | — | #695 | #798 |
| 1909 | 46 | — | #919 | #509 |
| 1908 | 32 | — | #892 | #796 |
| 1907 | 45 | — | #730 | #602 |
| 1906 | 31 | — | #855 | #723 |
| 1905 | 37 | — | #748 | #678 |
| 1904 | 39 | — | #646 | #778 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | #796 | #533 |
| 1902 | 28 | — | #722 | #1,200 |
| 1901 | 22 | — | #806 | #1,114 |
| 1900 | 31 | — | #815 | #866 |
| 1899 | 24 | — | #852 | #739 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | #684 | #773 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | #945 | #816 |
| 1896 | 19 | — | #1,075 | #795 |
| 1895 | 21 | — | #907 | #824 |
| 1894 | 21 | — | #821 | #896 |
| 1893 | 17 | — | #982 | #863 |
| 1892 | 19 | — | #928 | #822 |
| 1891 | 17 | — | #964 | #726 |
| 1890 | 18 | — | #844 | #837 |
| 1889 | 17 | — | #769 | #1,026 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #964 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #791 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #872 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #557 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #923 |