Given name & surname
Garon
“one who protects others”·“resembling a gelding; workhorse”
Garon 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
Garon 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
Garon 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 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 982
- 982 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 31 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 12 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 888 as a first name in 2020; 1,222 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.
Garon’s family of names
Garon has a related form in Garron. Garon has a related form in Garan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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