Garl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Garl

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Garl between 1912 and 1964, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Garl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Garl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garl 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 175 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.