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

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Peak · boys
1954 · 2,218 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
47,670
since 1880

Garry over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Garry has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #138, 1954boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#5,06719
2023—#6,22014
2022—#5,01919
2021—#4,24724
2020—#4,69820
2019—#3,89927
2018—#3,30134
2017—#3,67829
2016—#3,11137
2015—#3,98226
2014—#3,09036
2013—#3,18934
2012—#2,86941
2011—#3,11436
2010—#3,53130
2009—#3,16236
2008—#2,40553
2007—#1,95172
2006—#1,96768
2005—#2,00862
2004—#1,85766
2003—#1,90661
2002—#1,58977
2001—#1,71067
2000—#1,42087
1999—#1,40883
1998—#1,23798
1997—#1,190100
1996—#1,127105
1995—#1,097107
1994—#972129
1993—#1,047111
1992—#811167
1991—#809163
1990—#768174
1989—#722188
1988—#649213
1987—#629211
1986—#575240
1985—#556251
1984#9,1446#502286
1983—#516262
1982—#514273
1981—#471311
1980—#478309
1979—#449323
1978#9,7505#441322
1977—#416360
1976—#408362
1975—#427336
1974—#402372
1973—#429331
1972#8,2925#413366
1971—#400412
1970—#377463
1969—#386413
1968—#378422
1967—#341485
1966—#314558
1965#5,2897#324549
1964—#287740
1963#5,2967#256896
1962#6,5785#247990
1961—#2381,116
1960#6,3905#2251,235
1959#5,5666#1951,475
1958#4,8907#1721,762
1957#3,48912#1582,042
1956#5,3256#1532,043
1955#4,3768#1392,193
1954#3,49011#1382,218
1953#5,0406#1422,047
1952#4,9086#1551,808
1951#4,8336#1541,670
1950#3,9628#1641,534
1949#3,6129#1651,418
1948—#1671,399
1947—#1641,449
1946—#1621,313
1945#4,5565#1651,050
1944#3,3788#176929
1943#4,6915#194830
1942#3,1949#203760
1941—#217613
1940#2,9639#222557
1939#4,2505#270406
1938—#288368
1937#3,8006#315292
1936—#335269
1935—#341259
1934#3,4497#441164
1933—#524117
1932—#60795
1931—#65982
1930—#81563
1929—#94051
1928—#1,01946
1927—#1,29332
1926—#1,33130
1925—#1,42527
1924—#1,57724
1923—#1,38528
1922—#1,69521
1921—#1,64822
1920—#1,38228
1919—#1,44925
1918—#1,40426
1917—#2,28012
1916—#1,45923
1915—#1,70717
1914—#1,68714
1913—#1,36515
1912—#1,52711
1911—#1,7405
1910—#1,5895
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1908—#1,3735
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1904—#1,2055
1903—#1,0096
1902—#1,0136
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1898—#1,1215
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1892—#8617
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1889—#9745
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1886—#9595
1885—#9365
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1880—#8096
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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNHWashington: #137 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 838 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 657 boysIDMontana: #112 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 575 boysMTNorth Dakota: #76 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 344 boysNDMinnesota: #147 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,063 boysMNIllinois: #176 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,697 boysILWisconsin: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,695 boysWIMichigan: #152 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,332 boysMINew York: #191 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,393 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedRIOregon: #160 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 964 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 890 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 892 boysIAIndiana: #152 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,104 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 970 boysOHPennsylvania: #194 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,668 boysPANew Jersey: #217 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,748 boysNJConnecticut: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,958 boysCTCalifornia: #203 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,741 boysCAUtah: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 776 boysUTColorado: #139 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 739 boysCONebraska: #113 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 628 boysNEMissouri: #112 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 642 boysMOKentucky: #180 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,233 boysKYWest Virginia: #166 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,186 boysWVVirginia: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,365 boysVAMaryland: #249 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,270 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,406 boysAZNew Mexico: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 917 boysNMKansas: #102 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 504 boysKSArkansas: #179 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,238 boysARTennessee: #182 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,436 boysTNNorth Carolina: #250 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,177 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 903 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMSAlabama: #352 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,284 boysALGeorgia: #277 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,822 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedHITexas: #297 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,227 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#76 · 1 in 344
  2. Kansas#102 · 1 in 504
  3. Montana#112 · 1 in 575
  4. Missouri#112 · 1 in 642
  5. Nebraska#113 · 1 in 628

Best ever in a state: #55 in Kentucky, 1953.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#76171 in 344
Kansas#102321 in 504
Missouri#112541 in 642
Montana#11281 in 575
Nebraska#113181 in 628
Ohio#131701 in 970
Idaho#13581 in 657
Iowa#135251 in 892
Washington#137241 in 838
Colorado#139151 in 739
Minnesota#147251 in 1,063
South Dakota#14761 in 890
Utah#149101 in 776
Oklahoma#150251 in 903
Indiana#152311 in 1,104
Michigan#152441 in 1,332
Oregon#160121 in 964
West Virginia#166171 in 1,186
New Mexico#17171 in 917
Illinois#176431 in 1,697
Arkansas#179171 in 1,238
Kentucky#180241 in 1,233
Tennessee#182231 in 1,436
New York#191501 in 2,393
Pennsylvania#194351 in 2,668
Connecticut#20061 in 2,958
California#203471 in 1,741
Wisconsin#214111 in 2,695
New Jersey#217101 in 3,748
Arizona#23251 in 1,406
Maryland#24961 in 3,270
North Carolina#250201 in 2,177
Georgia#277131 in 2,822
Texas#297351 in 2,227
Virginia#34471 in 4,365
Alabama#35281 in 4,284
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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.

See more about Garry
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s27#809 (1880)#903
1890s12#861 (1892)#991
1900s22#1,009 (1903)#1,150
1910s153#1,365 (1913)#1,621
1920s309#940 (1929)#1,370
1930s2,115#270 (1939)#460
1940s10,318#162 (1946)#184
1950s18,792#138 (1954)#157
1960s7,404#225 (1960)#300
1970s3,647#377 (1970)#416
1980s2,544#471 (1981)#561
1990s1,237#768 (1990)#1,047
2000s649#1,420 (2000)#1,998
2010s330#2,869 (2012)#3,376
2020s111#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 1943

girls
#4,691
5 births · 1 in 279,059 girls
boys
#194
830 births · 1 in 1,720 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #4,691Garry5

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #194Garry830
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 279,059 of them was named Garry, which outranked 12.6% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #4,196Zeda6
  2. #4,196Zilla6
  3. #4,196Zilpha6
  4. #4,691Garry5
  5. #4,691Adelyn5
  6. #4,691Adine5
  7. #4,691Adlean5

Tied with 676 names at #4,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,720 of them was named Garry, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #191Nathaniel839
  2. #192Ben835
  3. #192Juan835
  4. #194Garry830
  5. #195Carroll825
  6. #196Guy823
  7. #197Matthew822
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943 →