How Many People Are Named Garen?
An estimated 1,124 people in the United States have the first name Garen. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Garen peaked in popularity in 2014 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garen 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 Garen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,124
About 1 in 304,942 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2014
30 births
Total Registered
1,202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garen
Garen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,202 total births registered, 99.0% were male.
Garen as a male name
Ranked #7,914 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (30 births)
Garen as a female name
Ranked #8,518 in 1982
7 female births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (7 births)
Garen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garen span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 245 babies were registered. While Garen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garen by Decade
How has Garen 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.
Garen by State
Garen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Garen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garen?
We estimate approximately 1,124 people named Garen 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 304,942 Americans share this first name.
Is Garen a common name?
Garen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garen most popular?
Garen reached peak popularity in 2014, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garen is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garen a male name?
Garen is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garen Smith, Garen Johnson, Garen 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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