Given name & surname · also Welsh
Garan
“resembling a stork”·“a guardian”
Garan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a stork” and “a guardian”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a stork” and “a guardian”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Welsh and German naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 107
- 107 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 as a first name in 2020; 287 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Garan’s family of names
Garan has a related form in Garen. Garan has a related form in Garin. Garan has a related form in Garon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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