How Many People Are Named Garang?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Garang. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Garang peaked in popularity in 2008 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garang as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Garang paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Garang is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2008
8 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garang
Garang is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garang as a male name
Ranked #11,336 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (8 births)
Garang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garang span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20 babies were registered. Garang has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garang by Decade
How has Garang tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Garang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garang
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garang?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Garang are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Garang a common name?
Garang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garang most popular?
Garang reached peak popularity in 2008, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garang is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garang a male name?
Garang is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garang Smith, Garang Johnson, Garang Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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