Garrison
Garrison is an English surname and given name derived from "son of Gerard", and the surname was brought from the patronymic name Gerhardsen during the Viking Invasion. The name is not related to the word "garrison". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Garrison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Garrison is an English surname and given name derived from "son of Gerard", and the surname was brought from the patronymic name Gerhardsen during the Viking Invasion. The name is not related to the word "garrison". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Garrison
The earliest SSA record of Garrison as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 353 newborns named Garrison — #565 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Garrison on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Garrison ranks #1,909 for baby boys with 84 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Garrison
Garrison is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Garrison's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #565. Use the chart and map above to compare Garrison's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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