Boy · Old English
Garfield
Say it: GAR-feeld
Meaning
From an English surname, Old English gara 'triangular plot' and feld 'field'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Given to many American boys after President James Garfield in 1880 and 1881.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 5,556 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 685 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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