Garfield
English surname meaning “triangular field”; it spiked as a given name for assassinated President James Garfield.
1881peak year
No. 88best rank (1881)
5,566babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Garfield appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 1 different years between 1881 and 1881. Its biggest year was 1881, when 147 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 88 nationally. All told, 5,566 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Garfield interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 575 | No. 88 |
| 1890s | 203 | No. 328 |
| 1900s | 287 | No. 360 |
| 1910s | 819 | No. 407 |
| 1920s | 932 | No. 619 |
| 1930s | 611 | No. 733 |
| 1940s | 616 | No. 681 |
| 1950s | 509 | No. 814 |
| 1960s | 333 | No. 1121 |
| 1970s | 218 | No. 1615 |
| 1980s | 159 | No. 2204 |
| 1990s | 163 | No. 2553 |
| 2000s | 102 | No. 5558 |
| 2010s | 29 | No. 8744 |
| 2020s | 10 | No. 12008 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.