Garion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAIR-ee-un
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Garion is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Garion mean?
Modern: invented for a fantasy hero
Popularised by Garion, the young hero of David Eddings's fantasy series The Belgariad.
Is Garion a girl's or a boy's name?
Garion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Garion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Garion, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1999, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Garion in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Garion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Garion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Brayden, Davion, Keegan, Orion, Jayden, Kylan, Aiden, Logan, Jaylen, Finnegan, Killian
Names related to Garion
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Garion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/garion, updated 20 October 2026.