US rank #9081 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,857 births

Garren — #9081 US boys' name

1,857 babies named Garren in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s201960s1151970s1361980s3411990s3852000s5082010s2942020s53
#9081
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Garren was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

68 babies were named Garren in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garren

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,857 babies named Garren between 1938 and 2024, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garren currently holds the #9081 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 508 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Garren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Garren in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garren 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 1,857 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.

Garren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,857

Since 1938

87 years of records

Peak year

2000

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,081

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1938

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2024

Garren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1938

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
68
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
020406080 202420152006199719881979197019611938 5

Garren popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 2008 (Garren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
468101214 20092008 5

Garren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
508 births that decade — 27% of Garren's all-time total
1930s51950s201960s1151970s1361980s3411990s3852000s5082010s2942020s53

Garren by state

Where Garren concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Garren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
129 6.9%
#2 Texas
80 4.3%
#3 North Carolina
21 1.1%
#4 Tennessee
16 0.9%
#5 Oklahoma
7 0.4%
#6 Florida
5 0.3%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#8 Washington
5 0.3%
California share of Garren's total US births 6.9%
Even split

129 of 1,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garren?
1,857 babies have been named Garren since 1938. It currently ranks #9081 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 68 births.
When was Garren most popular?
Garren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 508 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Garren most popular?
The top states for the name Garren are California (129 births), Texas (80 births), North Carolina (21 births).
How long has the name Garren been used?
Garren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 87 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Garren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.