Boys' name · since 1912
Garlin
Garlin has 422 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 422
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
422 boys have been named Garlin since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Garlin has 422 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1968.
- #8,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 422 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garlin ranks #8,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 422
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Garlin's 422 recorded births place it above 80.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Garlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garlin's full recorded timeline at 1936, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1968
- Peak year (1920)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Garlin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (122 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Garlin's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Garlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
92 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 122 births (29% of all-time use).
Garlin by state
Where Garlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Garlin's data
- Garlin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Garlins (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Garlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1912–1968 (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 Garlin 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.