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A given name in Spanish and Finnish
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01 / Meaning & origin
Garcia is a masculine given name documented in Spanish and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2015: 5 boys (rank 12086).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Garcia
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1914 | 7 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,728 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | 6 | 3,780 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,679 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 5 | 3,525 | observed |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 8 | 2,844 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1953 | 11 | 2,391 | observed |
| 1954 | 11 | 2,449 | observed |
| 1955 | 12 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1956 | 10 | 2,628 | observed |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1958 | 14 | 2,177 | observed |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1960 | 11 | 2,535 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1962 | 8 | 3,041 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 6 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 2,784 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 6 | 3,935 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 5 | 4,986 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 8 | 3,837 | observed |
| 1975 | 10 | 3,428 | observed |
| 1976 | 8 | 4,012 | observed |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,582 | observed |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,059 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 4,842 | observed |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | observed |
| 1981 | 7 | 4,961 | observed |
| 1982 | 8 | 4,593 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | observed |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,552 | observed |
| 1985 | 6 | 5,785 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 10 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,615 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 7,178 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,236 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 6 | 7,638 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,928 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 5 | 9,631 | observed |
| 1999 | 5 | 9,912 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,536 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | observed |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,019 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Garcia” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Garcia— “spear”
The old Spanish-Gothic feminine Garsendis was certainly Garswinth, or spear strength, and the equally ancient Garsias, or Garcia, so common in Galicia and Navarre, must have its commencement from the same source, though the last syllable has lost its individuality on the soft Spanish tongues. It was long a royal name, but was dropped about the thirteenth century, and makes its last public appearance in the person of the Peruvian prince and author Garcilasso de la Vega.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter IV (Heroic Names Of The Nibelung), Section VII (Ghernot) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Portuguese botanist, physician, herbalist and naturalist (1501 – 1568)
Portuguese writer, poet, editor, musician and architect
Canadian actress
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
