Boys' name · since 1915
Garlen
Garlen has 133 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 133
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garlen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 133 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Garlen recorded 133 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1957.
- #15,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 133 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garlen ranks #15,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 133
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garlen's 133 recorded births place it above 65.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garlen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garlen's full recorded timeline at 1928, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1957
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Garlen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Garlen's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Garlen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Garlen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garlen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 yrs)
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, 1915–1957 (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 Garlen 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.