Garnet
From the deep red gemstone, whose name reached English through Old French grenat, a word connected to the pomegranate and its seeds.
Garnet in 2025
Garnet was given to 14 babies in the United States in 2025 — 6 boys and 8 girls, making it the 13,108th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 236,810 babies born.
The history of Garnet
Garnet reached its highest point in 1920, when 305 babies were given the name, ranking 715th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 580th, in 1911.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 8,923 babies have been named Garnet. Half of them were born before 1926, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Garnet by decade
| Decade | Babies named Garnet | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | 1,029 |
| 1890s | 257 | 800 |
| 1900s | 605 | 602 |
| 1910s | 2,055 | 580 |
| 1920s | 2,104 | 715 |
| 1930s | 1,243 | 989 |
| 1940s | 922 | 1,109 |
| 1950s | 613 | 1,757 |
| 1960s | 373 | 2,620 |
| 1970s | 190 | 4,007 |
| 1980s | 148 | 5,095 |
| 1990s | 92 | 10,289 |
| 2000s | 71 | 12,342 |
| 2010s | 103 | 10,270 |
| 2020s | 94 | 10,074 |
Where Garnet is heading
Garnet has risen 100% over the past decade, from 7 babies in 2015 to 14 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Garnet is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Garnet
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Garnet.