Garnet

Unisex

Garnet has been given to 8,923 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin

Named after the garnet gemstone.

Origin: French

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

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Total babies

8,923

Peak year

1920 (305 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▲ +100%

Gender split

77% girls / 23% boys

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

8,954 babies since 1890

9,012 babies since 1880

9,035 babies since 1888

9,071 babies since 1880

8,767 babies since 1881

8,762 babies since 1889

9,086 babies since 1880

8,753 babies since 1883

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