Boys' name · since 1960
Garo
Garo has 157 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Garo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 157 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garo has been recorded 157 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2008.
- #14,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 157 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garo ranks #14,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 157
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Garo's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Garo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garo splits its recorded history at 1985: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2008
- Peak year (1981)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Garo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (50 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Garo's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Garo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 50 births (32% of all-time use).
Garo by state
Where Garo concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 25.5% |
40 of 157 births nationwide.
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- Garo's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Garos (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1960–2008 (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 Garo 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.