Garo

GA-roh /ˈɡæɹoʊ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Garo is a very rare variant of Gary that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Garo is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Garo was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 1981 (12 births).

About the name Garo

PronunciationGA-roh /ˈɡæɹoʊ/
12peak births 1981
1960first in SSA data

Names similar to Garo

How popular is Garo?

Boys named Garo
196019701980199020002008
Boys named Garo per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1960–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Garo total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200877#10,230
200788#9,172
200477#9,252
199855#10,154
19965—#9,499
19935—#9,213
19925—#8,876
19917—#6,774
19896—#7,299
19886—#6,697
19867—#5,536
19857—#5,347
198210—#4,040
198112—#3,485
19798—#4,562
19786—#5,314
19775—#6,190
19768—#4,144
19758—#4,070
19745—#5,486
19725—#5,239
19705—#4,978
19635—#4,265
19605—#4,243