Garlin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Garlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Garlin between 1912 and 1968, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garlin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Garlin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Garlin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garlin 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 422 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.