How Many People Are Named Garlan?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Garlan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Garlan peaked in popularity in 1930 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garlan 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 Garlan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Garlan is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1930
15 births
Total Registered
416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garlan
Garlan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 416 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garlan as a male name
Ranked #4,624 in 1972
6 male births in 1972
Peak: 1930 (15 births)
Garlan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garlan span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 98 babies were registered. Garlan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garlan by Decade
How has Garlan 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.
Garlan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garlan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Garlan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garlan?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Garlan 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 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Garlan a common name?
Garlan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garlan most popular?
Garlan reached peak popularity in 1930, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garlan is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garlan a male name?
Garlan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garlan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garlan Smith, Garlan Johnson, Garlan 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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