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Garan

100% boys · last recorded 2009

Garan has been given to about 107 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 98
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Garan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time107

How popular is Garan?

Its best year was 1982, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 3551st. The typical living American called Garan is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Garan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karan0.85
  2. Harlan0.75
  3. Alan0.70
  4. Adan0.70
  5. Darian0.70
  6. Rayan0.70
  7. Aryan0.70
  8. Hasan0.70

Middle names for Garan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Garan John0.77
  2. Garan Lee0.77
  3. Garan Bryce0.76
  4. Garan Ross0.76
  5. Garan Quinn0.76
  6. Garan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Garan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fallonsister · 0.55
  2. Laceysister · 0.55
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.52
  4. Adambrother · 0.52
  5. Elishaeither · 0.51
  6. Justinbrother · 0.51

Where Garan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Garan Anderson0.74
    2. Garan White0.72
    3. Garan Reyes0.72
    4. Garan Moore0.72
    5. Garan Lee0.72
    6. Garan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Garan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.