Boys' name · since 1965
Garrin
Garrin has 418 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 418
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
418 boys have been named Garrin since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrin has been recorded 418 times among boys since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2017.
- #8,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 418 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrin ranks #8,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 418 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 418
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Garrin's 418 recorded births place it above 80.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Garrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garrin's full recorded timeline at 1996, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garrin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Garrin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Garrin's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Garrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (38% of all-time use).
Garrin by state
Where Garrin concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 418 births nationwide.
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What to do with Garrin's data
- Garrin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2010s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Garrins (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Garrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1965–2017 (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 Garrin 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.