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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #138, 1954boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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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1894——
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1892—#8617
1891——
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1889—#9745
1888——
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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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAKMaine: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,131 boysMEVermont: #102 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 576 boysVTNew Hampshire: #115 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 875 boysNHWashington: #193 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,520 boysWAIdaho: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,046 boysIDMontana: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,143 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,744 boysMNIllinois: #157 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,096 boysILWisconsin: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,125 boysWIMichigan: #152 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,080 boysMINew York: #170 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,461 boysNYMassachusetts: #164 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,501 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedRIOregon: #164 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,102 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedSDIowa: #153 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,193 boysIAIndiana: #104 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 584 boysINOhio: #125 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 817 boysOHPennsylvania: #154 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,365 boysPANew Jersey: #131 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,060 boysNJConnecticut: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,346 boysCTCalifornia: #228 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,873 boysCAUtah: #256 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,756 boysUTColorado: #182 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,220 boysCONebraska: #171 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,203 boysNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 869 boysMOKentucky: #76 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 380 boysKYWest Virginia: #109 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 600 boysWVVirginia: #117 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 589 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 911 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 952 boysAZNew Mexico: #219 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,254 boysNMKansas: #198 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,425 boysKSArkansas: #96 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 463 boysARTennessee: #93 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 481 boysTNNorth Carolina: #94 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 464 boysNCSouth Carolina: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,325 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,493 boysDCOklahoma: #152 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 862 boysOKLouisiana: #201 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,238 boysLAMississippi: #196 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,282 boysMSAlabama: #134 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 730 boysALGeorgia: #185 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,134 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedHITexas: #162 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 849 boysTXFlorida: #144 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 794 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#76 · 1 in 380
  2. Tennessee#93 · 1 in 481
  3. North Carolina#94 · 1 in 464
  4. Arkansas#96 · 1 in 463
  5. Vermont#102 · 1 in 576

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#76961 in 380
Tennessee#93851 in 481
North Carolina#941171 in 464
Arkansas#96441 in 463
Vermont#10271 in 576
Indiana#104961 in 584
West Virginia#109361 in 600
New Hampshire#11571 in 875
Virginia#117751 in 589
Ohio#1251461 in 817
New Jersey#131581 in 1,060
Alabama#134541 in 730
Missouri#137561 in 869
Maryland#142361 in 911
Florida#144631 in 794
Michigan#152941 in 1,080
Oklahoma#152281 in 862
Iowa#153261 in 1,193
Pennsylvania#154931 in 1,365
Illinois#1571061 in 1,096
Texas#1621471 in 849
Massachusetts#164231 in 2,501
Oregon#164161 in 1,102
New York#1701241 in 1,461
Nebraska#171131 in 1,203
Idaho#17971 in 1,046
Arizona#180161 in 952
Colorado#182171 in 1,220
Georgia#185441 in 1,134
District of Columbia#187101 in 1,493
Wisconsin#189221 in 2,125
Montana#19271 in 1,143
Washington#193211 in 1,520
Mississippi#196221 in 1,282
Kansas#198171 in 1,425
South Carolina#199231 in 1,325
Louisiana#201351 in 1,238
Maine#21351 in 2,131
Minnesota#216151 in 2,744
New Mexico#219101 in 1,254
California#228941 in 1,873
Connecticut#22881 in 3,346
Utah#25671 in 1,756
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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 1957

girls
#3,489
12 births · 1 in 170,404 girls
boys
#158
2,042 births · 1 in 1,056 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #3,489Garry12

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #158Garry2,042
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 170,404 of them was named Garry, which outranked 50.3% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #3,309Willena13
  2. #3,309Yulanda13
  3. #3,309Yulonda13
  4. #3,489Garry12
  5. #3,489Alvenia12
  6. #3,489Alyse12
  7. #3,489Ammie12
  8. #3,696Aaron11
  9. #3,696Abbi11
  10. #3,696Adel11

Tied with 206 names at #3,489; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,056 of them was named Garry, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #155Dave2,179
  2. #156Leslie2,096
  3. #157Lonnie2,048
  4. #158Garry2,042
  5. #159Dwight2,029
  6. #160Wesley1,993
  7. #161Vernon1,976
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →