Garlan is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.
Garlan is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1972. Garlan was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1930 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,626 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,122 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,720 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,845 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,076 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #3,069 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,395 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,779 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #3,192 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,241 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,208 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #2,348 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,559 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,171 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,489 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,467 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,150 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,740 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,195 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,025 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,058 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,436 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,397 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,020 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,211 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #2,984 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,735 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,857 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,102 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,611 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #2,949 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,538 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #2,004 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,199 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #2,917 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #2,784 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,472 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #3,906 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,281 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,272 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,388 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #2,871 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | #2,656 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,752 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,489 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,205 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,141 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,199 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,753 |