How popular is the name Garrison?

Garrison ranks 1,181st among boys' names in US records, with 8,420 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,474.

Is Garrison a unisex name?

No. Garrison is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1999, when 353 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,181 of boy names

Pronounced G AE1 R IH0 S AH0 N (ARPABET)

Garrison is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 8,420 children — the 1,181st most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 27% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1999, when 353 children were given it.

1999Boys: 353Girls: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Garrison?: Garrison ranks 1,181st among boys' names in US records, with 8,420 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,474.
Is Garrison a unisex name?: No. Garrison is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Garrison most popular?: 1999, when 353 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.