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Gary Name Popularity

How popular is the name Gary? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 919 7 0.0012%
1914 772 19 0.0027%
1915 787 26 0.0029%
1916 867 20 0.0021%
1917 773 30 0.003%
1918 801 31 0.0029%
1919 883 24 0.0023%
1920 838 30 0.0027%
1921 823 32 0.0028%
1922 868 28 0.0025%
1923 832 31 0.0028%
1924 868 29 0.0025%
1925 699 48 0.0042%
1926 727 42 0.0038%
1927 562 86 0.0078%
1928 402 183 0.0171%
1929 231 507 0.0489%
1930 193 690 0.0661%
1931 152 970 0.0983%
1932 135 1,281 0.1297%
1933 80 2,247 0.2412%
1934 60 3,336 0.3451%
1935 44 4,482 0.4612%
1936 38 5,187 0.5385%
1937 29 6,768 0.6868%
1938 22 8,855 0.865%
1939 21 9,676 0.9512%
1940 19 12,568 1.1824%
1941 19 14,566 1.2942%
1942 18 17,067 1.3516%
1943 16 17,866 1.3685%
1944 15 20,054 1.6181%
1945 13 21,343 1.75%
1946 12 26,922 1.8245%
1947 12 30,028 1.7989%
1948 12 28,390 1.7784%
1949 12 28,925 1.7981%
1950 10 33,753 2.0963%
1951 10 38,157 2.2505%
1952 10 38,777 2.2215%
1953 10 36,938 2.0871%
1954 9 37,910 2.0738%
1955 12 34,412 1.8708%
1956 13 31,794 1.6834%
1957 13 29,508 1.5335%
1958 17 25,270 1.3371%
1959 20 23,295 1.2261%
1960 22 21,684 1.1444%
1961 21 22,151 1.1733%
1962 22 20,891 1.1379%
1963 24 18,923 1.0542%
1964 26 17,208 0.9776%
1965 27 15,271 0.9338%
1966 28 14,159 0.9069%
1967 32 12,612 0.8311%
1968 32 11,982 0.798%
1969 35 11,149 0.7237%
1970 35 10,726 0.674%
1971 38 9,192 0.6117%
1972 41 7,765 0.5701%
1973 44 6,852 0.5285%
1974 48 6,446 0.4959%
1975 50 6,121 0.4763%
1976 52 5,593 0.434%
1977 58 5,445 0.4039%
1978 60 5,114 0.3804%
1979 59 5,039 0.3574%
1980 63 5,039 0.3446%
1981 62 4,945 0.3364%
1982 64 4,638 0.3104%
1983 68 4,272 0.2895%
1984 75 3,948 0.2654%
1985 82 3,808 0.2509%
1986 84 3,719 0.2464%
1987 87 3,480 0.228%
1988 100 3,238 0.2078%
1989 106 3,121 0.1934%
1990 113 3,066 0.185%
1991 123 2,661 0.1633%
1992 139 2,377 0.1489%
1993 156 2,046 0.1312%
1994 167 1,880 0.1225%
1995 190 1,600 0.1062%
1996 201 1,531 0.1023%
1997 235 1,289 0.0872%
1998 234 1,327 0.0887%
1999 252 1,219 0.0814%
2000 274 1,142 0.0748%
2001 294 983 0.0652%
2002 285 1,013 0.0676%
2003 327 870 0.0572%
2004 328 895 0.0587%
2005 339 847 0.0554%
2006 349 845 0.054%
2007 389 747 0.0473%
2008 426 651 0.0421%
2009 452 569 0.0381%
2010 472 513 0.0356%
2011 485 496 0.0348%
2012 517 465 0.0326%
2013 567 409 0.0287%
2014 549 454 0.0312%
2015 570 439 0.0302%
2016 594 402 0.0279%
2017 627 351 0.0251%
2018 660 315 0.0229%
2019 743 251 0.0185%
2020 771 253 0.0199%
2021 869 219 0.0179%
2022 932 194 0.0147%

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Names Like Gary

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What names are variants of Gary?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gary.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Garey

Spear

English

Gari

Spear

English

Garrey

Spear

English

Garrie

Spear

English

Garry

Spear

English


What names sound like Gary?

If you like how Gary sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gary.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cary

“He who is manly,” from the Greek kanjon, a kernel or a nut, in allusion to the male testicles.

Welsh

Geary

Variable

English

Gery

Latin


What names are similar to Gary?

Find a name that’s like Gary, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gerald

Spear ruler

German


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1 Comment

  1. Born Gary, I added a T because I always liked Garrett, but I like Garyt better.


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