How Many People Are Named Garren?
An estimated 1,807 people in the United States have the first name Garren. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Garren peaked in popularity in 2000 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garren 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 Garren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,807
About 1 in 189,681 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2000
68 births
Total Registered
1,874
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garren
Garren is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,874 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Garren as a male name
Ranked #9,252 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (68 births)
Garren as a female name
Ranked #9,586 in 2009
12 female births in 2009
Peak: 2009 (12 births)
Garren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garren span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 525 babies were registered. Garren has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garren by Decade
How has Garren 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.
Garren by State
Birth registrations for Garren span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Washington, Kentucky, Florida. On average, about 34 Garrens were registered per state.
Garren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garren
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garren?
We estimate approximately 1,807 people named Garren 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 189,681 Americans share this first name.
Is Garren a common name?
Garren is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,874 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garren most popular?
Garren reached peak popularity in 2000, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garren is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garren a male name?
Garren is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garren Smith, Garren Johnson, Garren 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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