Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Garlon 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garlon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 349
- 349 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 15 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 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 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.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Garlon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a man from Gascony”
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Arlon
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“a wise protector”
>99% boys
Burton
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>99% boys
Garner
“one who gathers or keeps grain”
83% boys · 17% girls
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
>99% boys
Elson
“from the nobleman's town”
>99% boys