Given name
Garion
“one who protects others”·“resembling a gelding; workhorse”
Garion is a variant of Garron. Interpretations include “one who protects others” (French) and “resembling a gelding; workhorse”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garion is a variant of Garron. Interpretations include “one who protects others” (French) and “resembling a gelding; workhorse”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garion is a variant of Garron. An origin associated with Garron is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 477
- 477 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,652 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,652 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 454 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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