Varlam is both a masculine given name and a surname derived from the saint's name Barlaam, used predominantly in Orthodox cultures. Notable people with the name include:
Varlam Cherkezishvili (1846–1925), Georgian politician and journalist Varlam Gelovani (1878–1915), Georgian lawyer and politician Varlam Avanesov (1884–1930), Armenian Bolshevik and Soviet communist politician Varlam Shalamov (1907–1982), Russian writer, journalist and poet Varlam Kilasonia (born 1967), Georgian footballer and manager Claudiu Varlam (born 1975), Romanian aerobic gymnast Varlam Liparteliani (born 1989), Georgian judoka
See also Barlaam (disambiguation), the Western form Varlaam (disambiguation), another Eastern Orthodox form Varlamov, an East Slavic surname derived from Varlam