Garon
Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment in the cuisines of Phoenicia, ancient Greece, Rome, Carthage, and later Byzantium. Liquamen is a similar preparation, and at times they were synonymous. Although garum enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Western Mediterranean and the Roman world, it was in earlier use by the Greeks.
Meaning & Origin of Garon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment in the cuisines of Phoenicia, ancient Greece, Rome, Carthage, and later Byzantium. Liquamen is a similar preparation, and at times they were synonymous. Although garum enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Western Mediterranean and the Roman world, it was in earlier use by the Greeks.
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The Story of Garon
Garon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1941, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 31 Garons were born — ranking #1,789 that year. As of 2026, Garon ranks #6,683 for baby boys with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 982 Garons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Garon
Garon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 982 births in the dataset. Garon's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Garon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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