Garfield

Boy name

Garfield has been given to 5,566 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1881.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɑːfiːld/

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”)API + feld (“field”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,566

Peak year

1881 (147 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -37%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Garfield.

2,572 babies since 1880

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