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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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
1909——
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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1882—#8376
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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 1945

  • 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: #115 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 739 boysNHWashington: #117 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 705 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedIDMontana: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 741 boysMTNorth Dakota: #96 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 463 boysNDMinnesota: #153 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,307 boysMNIllinois: #168 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,519 boysILWisconsin: #141 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,235 boysWIMichigan: #131 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 993 boysMINew York: #201 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,592 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,236 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 744 boysSDIowa: #131 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 830 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 724 boysINOhio: #119 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 818 boysOHPennsylvania: #139 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,392 boysPANew Jersey: #195 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,926 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #179 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,337 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,184 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 616 boysCONebraska: #87 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 442 boysNEMissouri: #97 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 536 boysMOKentucky: #119 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 672 boysKYWest Virginia: #92 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 554 boysWVVirginia: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,709 boysVAMaryland: #180 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,854 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,315 boysNMKansas: #116 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 609 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 695 boysARTennessee: #133 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 848 boysTNNorth Carolina: #175 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,147 boysNCSouth Carolina: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,304 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #144 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 842 boysOKLouisiana: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,841 boysLAMississippi: #249 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,077 boysMSAlabama: #169 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,117 boysALGeorgia: #273 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,678 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedHITexas: #242 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,480 boysTXFlorida: #327 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,915 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#87 · 1 in 442
  2. West Virginia#92 · 1 in 554
  3. North Dakota#96 · 1 in 463
  4. Missouri#97 · 1 in 536
  5. Colorado#115 · 1 in 616

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#87251 in 442
West Virginia#92331 in 554
North Dakota#96121 in 463
Missouri#97591 in 536
Colorado#115181 in 616
New Hampshire#11551 in 739
Kansas#116251 in 609
Indiana#117441 in 724
Washington#117291 in 705
Kentucky#119411 in 672
Ohio#119771 in 818
Arkansas#124271 in 695
Iowa#131251 in 830
Michigan#131531 in 993
Tennessee#133361 in 848
Montana#13661 in 741
South Dakota#13771 in 744
Pennsylvania#139591 in 1,392
Wisconsin#141231 in 1,235
Oklahoma#144241 in 842
Minnesota#153191 in 1,307
Oregon#16591 in 1,236
Illinois#168431 in 1,519
Alabama#169281 in 1,117
North Carolina#175361 in 1,147
California#179661 in 1,337
Maryland#180101 in 1,854
Utah#18961 in 1,184
New Jersey#195121 in 2,926
New York#201441 in 2,592
Virginia#211171 in 1,709
New Mexico#23051 in 1,315
Texas#242521 in 1,480
Mississippi#249111 in 2,077
Georgia#273131 in 2,678
South Carolina#30671 in 3,304
Louisiana#32491 in 2,841
Florida#32761 in 3,915
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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 1945

girls
#4,556
5 births · 1 in 261,418 girls
boys
#165
1,050 births · 1 in 1,282 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #4,556Garry5

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #165Garry1,050
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 261,418 of them was named Garry, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #4,025Zara6
  2. #4,025Zoanne6
  3. #4,025Zondra6
  4. #4,556Garry5
  5. #4,556Adda5
  6. #4,556Adina5
  7. #4,556Adine5

Tied with 686 names at #4,556; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,282 of them was named Garry, which outranked 95.6% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #162Randy1,107
  2. #162Wesley1,107
  3. #164Dave1,077
  4. #165Garry1,050
  5. #166Juan1,013
  6. #167Wallace1,008
  7. #168Donnie991
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →