Garland is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Garland means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Garland across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Garland has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Garland is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “spear land, or wreath”. An English surname, also linked to the French word for a wreath.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,712 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Garland per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (499/yr).
Garland has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #546 nationally (given to 499 babies that year).
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