Girls' name · since 1954

Garla

Garla has 52 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,541 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1954
1960s
peak decade

Garla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1954.

Social Security Administration records show Garla recorded 52 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1969.

  • #34,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 1954
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garla ranks #34,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.

#34,541 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1954
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Garla's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Garla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Garla splits its recorded history at 1963: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Garla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1964)
11
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 19541956195719621963196419681969 6

Garla by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (37 births, 71% of the file).

1960s was Garla's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Garla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 37 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garla?
Garla has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,541 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 11 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
Where does Garla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garla ranks #34,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garla most popular?
Garla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Garla been used?
Garla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 16 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Garla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Garnet, Gary, Garnett, Gardenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Garla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1954–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Garla 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 August 2026.