Garfield Name Popularity

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How popular is Garfield?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Garfield is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #88 in 1881 with 147 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Garfield in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1908-1915, and 1986-1990, the name Garfield took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1881-1884, 1890-1893, 1930-1933, 1940-1943, 1956-1959, 1963-1966, and 1990-1993.

Garfield's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Garfield has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Garfield?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Garfield is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Garfield has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Garfield (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		8	9,002
2014		< 5	--
2013		8	9,055
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		5	12,895
2009		11	7,365
2008		10	7,874
2007		7	10,125
2006		5	12,663
2005		11	6,783
2004		11	6,686
2003		13	5,654
2002		11	6,223
2001		11	6,159
2000		12	5,685
1999		14	4,853
1998		13	4,966
1997		14	4,525
1996		11	5,304
1995		12	4,896
1994		26	2,796
1993		10	5,484
1992		20	3,256
1991		17	3,515
1990		26	2,576
1989		18	3,250
1988		12	3,993
1987		20	2,662
1986		9	4,592
1985		9	4,445
1984		19	2,562
1983		18	2,610
1982		14	3,172
1981		23	2,222
1980		17	2,757
1979		15	2,939
1978		24	2,029
1977		20	2,299
1976		16	2,641
1975		23	2,026
1974		28	1,721
1973		17	2,344
1972		26	1,737
1971		21	2,002
1970		28	1,633
1969		35	1,368
1968		27	1,521
1967		33	1,321
1966		25	1,553
1965		29	1,442
1964		34	1,357
1963		47	1,131
1962		26	1,562
1961		47	1,152
1960		30	1,464
1959		31	1,420
1958		39	1,240
1957		46	1,139
1956		49	1,083
1955		43	1,141
1954		50	1,057
1953		69	864
1952		69	844
1951		43	1,101
1950		70	815
1949		67	838
1948		62	869
1947		48	1,041
1946		61	846
1945		59	812
1944		66	771
1943		42	1,041
1942		62	825
1941		70	741
1940		79	681
1939		67	735
1938		63	773
1937		54	832
1936		48	886
1935		54	853
1934		60	800
1933		54	844
1932		69	758
1931		70	734
1930		72	751
1929		77	708
1928		74	744
1927		97	644
1926		86	685
1925		95	656
1924		94	667
1923		99	647
1922		104	635
1921		102	636
1920		104	620
1919		111	568
1918		119	549
1917		101	593
1916		98	588
1915		101	564
1914		81	549
1913		70	513
1912		57	525
1911		38	473
1910		43	409
1909		35	423
1908		29	456
1907		37	368
1906		31	389
1905		23	470
1904		31	362
1903		19	492
1902		26	396
1901		24	384
1900		32	394
1899		19	429
1898		22	423
1897		18	462
1896		20	447
1895		15	537
1894		20	426
1893		12	587
1892		26	377
1891		23	360
1890		28	331
1889		29	328
1888		31	326
1887		26	328
1886		38	276
1885		34	286
1884		30	320
1883		49	222
1882		69	190
1881		147	88
1880		122	111

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.