Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Garlin isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garlin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 422
- 422 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 16 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 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 215 as a first name in 2020; 455 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Garlin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Garlin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Albin
“from the white hill white-” · “from the white hill; whiteskinned”
>99% boys
Gaston
“a man from Gascony”
>99% boys
Mervin
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Gardner
“one who works the earth” · “the keeper of the garden”
97% boys · 3% girls
Gerrit
“one who is mighty with a spear”
>99% boys
Irwin
“a friend of the wild boar”
>99% boys
Orin
“a dark-haired beauty”
99% boys · 1% girls
Erwin
“a friend of the wild boar”
>99% boys