Boy · #6,832 in 2026

Garen

Garen is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.

  • Armenian
Current Rank
#6,832
Peak Rank
#2,309 (2014)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
-44%
1947
First Year
1982
Last Year
1982
Peak Year
#8223
Peak Rank
12
Total Count
2
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Garen

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Garen is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Armenian

The Story of Garen

Garen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1941, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 30 births, good for #3,532 nationwide. About 20% of every Garen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Garen ranks #6,832 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Variants & Related Forms of Garen

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Garen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Where is Garen most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

  • Norway
    50%
  • United States
    16%
  • China
    14%
  • Philippines
    12%
  • Argentina
    8%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Garen

Phonetically similar names — useful when Garen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Garen

What does the name Garen mean?
Garen is a name with a single cultural origin: Armenian.
What is the origin of the name Garen?
Garen has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Armenian.
How popular is Garen in 2026?
In 2026, Garen ranks #6,832 among boys' names in the U.S., with 11 babies given the name that year.
When was Garen most popular?
Garen reached its peak popularity in 2014, ranking #2,309 that year with 30 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Garen most popular?
Garen has historically been most popular in California, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Garen.
Is Garen a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Garen is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Garen?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Garen include Lorance, Ance, Pearley. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Garen?
Common variants and related forms of Garen include Garegin, Garik, Karekin, Karen. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Garen

Garen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Garen's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,309. Use the chart and map above to compare Garen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.