Garvey first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 15 babies received the name (ranked #5893). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9005), with roughly 9 babies named Garvey each year. Garvey's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 319 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.