Garlon — boys' name

What the Data Says About Garlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Garlon between 1913 and 1992, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garlon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garlon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Garlon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Garlon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garlon 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 349 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.