How Many People Are Named Garlene?
An estimated 33 people in the United States have the first name Garlene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Garlene peaked in popularity in 1940 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garlene 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 Garlene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Garlene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
- Garlene is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
33
About 1 in 10,386,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1940
8 births
Total Registered
71
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garlene
Garlene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 71 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Garlene as a female name
Ranked #6,896 in 1961
5 female births in 1961
Peak: 1940 (8 births)
Garlene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garlene span from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 32 babies were registered. Garlene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garlene by Decade
How has Garlene 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.
Garlene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garlene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garlene
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garlene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garlene?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Garlene 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 10,386,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Garlene a common name?
Garlene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 71 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garlene most popular?
Garlene reached peak popularity in 1940, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garlene is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garlene a female name?
Garlene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garlene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garlene Smith, Garlene Johnson, Garlene 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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