Garnet: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “dark red gemstone”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GAR-nit · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (78% girls, 22% boys since 1880)
From the gemstone name garnet, ultimately from Middle English and Latin granatum, referring to its pomegranate-seed color. Also used as a surname.
How popular is Garnet?
Babies named Garnet in 20245
Peak year1911
Total US babies since 18808,909
Garnet is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Garnet
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Garnet questions
What does the name Garnet mean?
Garnet means "dark red gemstone". It comes from English. From the gemstone name garnet, ultimately from Middle English and Latin granatum, referring to its pomegranate-seed color. Also used as a surname.
Is Garnet a boy or girl name?
Garnet is used for both: about 78% of US babies named Garnet since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Garnet?
5 US babies were named Garnet in 2024. Its peak year was 1911.
How do you pronounce Garnet?
Garnet is usually pronounced GAR-nit.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.