How Many People Are Named Garlon?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Garlon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Garlon peaked in popularity in 1926 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garlon 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 Garlon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Garlon is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1926
15 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garlon
Garlon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garlon as a male name
Ranked #8,873 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1926 (15 births)
Garlon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garlon span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 92 babies were registered. Garlon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garlon by Decade
How has Garlon 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.
Garlon by State
Garlon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garlon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garlon
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Garlon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garlon?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Garlon 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 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Garlon a common name?
Garlon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garlon most popular?
Garlon reached peak popularity in 1926, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garlon is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garlon a male name?
Garlon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garlon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garlon Smith, Garlon Johnson, Garlon 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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