Recorded 1980–2022 Boys' name Peak 1999 472 births

Garion — boys' name

472 babies named Garion in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s1822000s1572010s822020s5
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Garion was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

25 babies were named Garion in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garion

The Social Security Administration has registered 472 babies named Garion between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garion performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Garion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 472 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Garion at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

472

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1999

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Garion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
25
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 20222013200820031998199319881980 6

Garion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
182 births that decade — 39% of Garion's all-time total
1980s461990s1822000s1572010s822020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garion?
472 babies have been named Garion since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 25 births.
When was Garion most popular?
Garion was most popular in the 1990s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Garion been used?
Garion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Garion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.