Total births
477
Boys' name · since 1980
Garion
Garion has 477 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 477
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
477 boys have been named Garion since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Garion has 477 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- 477 total births
- 1980–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
477 boys have been named Garion since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 477
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
38% 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.
Garion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garion splits its recorded history at 2002: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garion at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Garion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Garion by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Garion's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Garion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Garion? ▼
477 babies have been named Garion since 1980. It was last recorded in 2025. 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? ▼
Records for Garion go back to 1980, giving 46 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Garion's data
- Garion's decade-level peak was the 1990s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Garion
Nearby Names Like Garion
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garion
Gary Boy
#1133 902,152 births
Garrett Boy
#560 135,762 births
Garry Boy
#5071 47,670 births
Garland Boy
#5659 23,857 births
Garret Boy
#6480 13,247 births
Compare Garion side by side: Garion vs Gary Garion vs Garrett Garion vs Garry
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Garion: Baby Name Since 1980 - 477 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/garion. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garion draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.