Garnett: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “garnet gemstone”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- gar-NET · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (42% girls, 58% boys since 1880)
Variant spelling of Garnet, from the gemstone name, ultimately from Old French and Latin granatum 'pomegranate-like' because of the stone's color. Also found as an English surname.
How popular is Garnett?
Babies named Garnett in 20248
Peak year1904
Total US babies since 18806,636
Garnett is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Garnett
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Garnett questions
What does the name Garnett mean?
Garnett means "garnet gemstone". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Garnet, from the gemstone name, ultimately from Old French and Latin granatum 'pomegranate-like' because of the stone's color. Also found as an English surname.
Is Garnett a boy or girl name?
Garnett is used for both: about 42% of US babies named Garnett since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Garnett?
8 US babies were named Garnett in 2024. Its peak year was 1904.
How do you pronounce Garnett?
Garnett is usually pronounced gar-NET.
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.