Garry
Last seen for girls in 1984 at #9,144 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1954 · 2,218 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 47,670since 1880
Garry over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Garry has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,220 | 14 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,019 | 19 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,247 | 24 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,698 | 20 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,899 | 27 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,301 | 34 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,678 | 29 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,111 | 37 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,982 | 26 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,090 | 36 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,189 | 34 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,869 | 41 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,114 | 36 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,162 | 36 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,405 | 53 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,951 | 72 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,967 | 68 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,008 | 62 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,857 | 66 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,906 | 61 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,589 | 77 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,710 | 67 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,420 | 87 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,408 | 83 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,237 | 98 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,190 | 100 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,127 | 105 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,097 | 107 | |
| 1994 | — | #972 | 129 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,047 | 111 | |
| 1992 | — | #811 | 167 | |
| 1991 | — | #809 | 163 | |
| 1990 | — | #768 | 174 | |
| 1989 | — | #722 | 188 | |
| 1988 | — | #649 | 213 | |
| 1987 | — | #629 | 211 | |
| 1986 | — | #575 | 240 | |
| 1985 | — | #556 | 251 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #502 | 286 |
| 1983 | — | #516 | 262 | |
| 1982 | — | #514 | 273 | |
| 1981 | — | #471 | 311 | |
| 1980 | — | #478 | 309 | |
| 1979 | — | #449 | 323 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #441 | 322 |
| 1977 | — | #416 | 360 | |
| 1976 | — | #408 | 362 | |
| 1975 | — | #427 | 336 | |
| 1974 | — | #402 | 372 | |
| 1973 | — | #429 | 331 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #413 | 366 |
| 1971 | — | #400 | 412 | |
| 1970 | — | #377 | 463 | |
| 1969 | — | #386 | 413 | |
| 1968 | — | #378 | 422 | |
| 1967 | — | #341 | 485 | |
| 1966 | — | #314 | 558 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #324 | 549 |
| 1964 | — | #287 | 740 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #256 | 896 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #247 | 990 |
| 1961 | — | #238 | 1,116 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #225 | 1,235 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #195 | 1,475 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #172 | 1,762 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #158 | 2,042 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #153 | 2,043 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #139 | 2,193 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #138 | 2,218 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #142 | 2,047 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #155 | 1,808 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #154 | 1,670 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #164 | 1,534 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #165 | 1,418 |
| 1948 | — | #167 | 1,399 | |
| 1947 | — | #164 | 1,449 | |
| 1946 | — | #162 | 1,313 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #165 | 1,050 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #176 | 929 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #194 | 830 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #203 | 760 |
| 1941 | — | #217 | 613 | |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #222 | 557 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #270 | 406 |
| 1938 | — | #288 | 368 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #315 | 292 |
| 1936 | — | #335 | 269 | |
| 1935 | — | #341 | 259 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #441 | 164 |
| 1933 | — | #524 | 117 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #659 | 82 | |
| 1930 | — | #815 | 63 | |
| 1929 | — | #940 | 51 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,019 | 46 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,331 | 30 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,404 | 26 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,459 | 23 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,687 | 14 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Garry was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Garry is popular in 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#109 · 1 in 478
- Kansas#110 · 1 in 502
- Iowa#116 · 1 in 654
- South Dakota#117 · 1 in 571
- Montana#123 · 1 in 680
Best ever in a state: #55 in Kentucky, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #109 | 10 | 1 in 478 |
| Kansas | #110 | 27 | 1 in 502 |
| Iowa | #116 | 33 | 1 in 654 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 9 | 1 in 571 |
| Montana | #123 | 7 | 1 in 680 |
| Nebraska | #125 | 15 | 1 in 666 |
| Utah | #127 | 10 | 1 in 583 |
| Missouri | #135 | 36 | 1 in 862 |
| Colorado | #144 | 12 | 1 in 813 |
| Ohio | #145 | 51 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Oregon | #149 | 9 | 1 in 928 |
| Washington | #150 | 13 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Michigan | #155 | 37 | 1 in 1,348 |
| North Dakota | #156 | 6 | 1 in 941 |
| Illinois | #172 | 40 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Indiana | #174 | 20 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Pennsylvania | #189 | 31 | 1 in 2,614 |
| Arizona | #192 | 5 | 1 in 1,034 |
| New York | #207 | 36 | 1 in 2,789 |
| California | #216 | 32 | 1 in 1,830 |
| Minnesota | #217 | 10 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Arkansas | #222 | 11 | 1 in 1,797 |
| West Virginia | #225 | 10 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 12 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Kentucky | #235 | 14 | 1 in 2,033 |
| Wisconsin | #236 | 8 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Tennessee | #238 | 13 | 1 in 2,279 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 7 | 1 in 4,333 |
| Alabama | #256 | 13 | 1 in 2,264 |
| North Carolina | #302 | 12 | 1 in 3,225 |
| Florida | #323 | 5 | 1 in 3,321 |
| Virginia | #328 | 7 | 1 in 3,676 |
| Texas | #357 | 23 | 1 in 2,891 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 794 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #5,861)
- 1,163 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #5,861)
- 1,879 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #5,861)
- Biggest jump: 156 spots in 1931 (#815 → #659)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1993 (#811 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · boys
74 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1954 at #138 (2,218 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1929–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 919
- Highest: 1 in 919 boys born in 1954 were named Garry (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 39.4% of all boys named Garry (18,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #809 (1880) | #903 |
| 1890s | 12 | #861 (1892) | #991 |
| 1900s | 22 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,150 |
| 1910s | 153 | #1,365 (1913) | #1,621 |
| 1920s | 309 | #940 (1929) | #1,370 |
| 1930s | 2,115 | #270 (1939) | #460 |
| 1940s | 10,318 | #162 (1946) | #184 |
| 1950s | 18,792 | #138 (1954) | #157 |
| 1960s | 7,404 | #225 (1960) | #300 |
| 1970s | 3,647 | #377 (1970) | #416 |
| 1980s | 2,544 | #471 (1981) | #561 |
| 1990s | 1,237 | #768 (1990) | #1,047 |
| 2000s | 649 | #1,420 (2000) | #1,998 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,869 (2012) | #3,376 |
| 2020s | 111 | #4,247 (2021) | #5,185 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Garry in 1941
boys
#217
613 births · 1 in 2,004 boys
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 2,004 of them was named Garry, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Garry
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.