Garen
Garen was the 5279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 2362nd; the most babies were born in 2014 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,467 places. More babies were named Garen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,279 boys, down 180 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201430 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,220babies recorded
Garen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 1947.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,279 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,099 | 18 |
| 2010 | #4,280 | 23 |
| 2000 | #3,970 | 20 |
| 1990 | #2,896 | 22 |
| 1980 | #3,001 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,147 | 10 |
| 1960 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,646 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Garen, counting every spelling?
Garen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 32 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garen | 18 | #5,279 | 75 |
| Garren | 6 | #11,120 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Garen?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Garen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Garen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Garen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Garen?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Garen are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 14 and 42. That makes Garen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Garen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Garen
How popular is the name Garen?
Garen was the 5279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 2362nd; the most babies were born in 2014 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,467 places. More babies were named Garen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Garen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garen in the US.