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Garlen

100% boys · last recorded 1957

Garlen has been given to about 133 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 39
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Garlen per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time133

How popular is Garlen?

Its best year was 1922, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 2684th. The typical living American called Garlen is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Garlen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Galen0.88
  2. Arlen0.88
  3. Allen0.75
  4. Warren0.75
  5. Darren0.75
  6. Jaylen0.75
  7. Jalen0.75
  8. Arden0.75

Middle names for Garlen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Garlen Paul0.77
  2. Garlen John0.77
  3. Garlen Blake0.76
  4. Garlen Wade0.76
  5. Garlen Ross0.76
  6. Garlen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Garlen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.59
  2. Juniorbrother · 0.59
  3. Winonasister · 0.58
  4. Mavissister · 0.58
  5. Cleoeither · 0.56
  6. Francisbrother · 0.50

Where Garlen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Garlen Anderson0.77
    2. Garlen White0.72
    3. Garlen Moore0.72
    4. Garlen Hill0.72
    5. Garlen Hall0.72
    6. Garlen Brown0.72

    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 Garlen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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