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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAKMaine: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,791 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 778 boysNHWashington: #202 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,576 boysWAIdaho: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,228 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,062 boysNDMinnesota: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,921 boysMNIllinois: #185 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,561 boysILWisconsin: #212 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,590 boysWIMichigan: #159 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,176 boysMINew York: #229 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 2,127 boysNYMassachusetts: #156 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,975 boysMARhode Island: #135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,480 boysRIOregon: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,873 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 968 boysSDIowa: #129 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 895 boysIAIndiana: #114 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 668 boysINOhio: #155 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,080 boysOHPennsylvania: #166 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,601 boysPANew Jersey: #154 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,418 boysNJConnecticut: #155 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,559 boysCTCalifornia: #236 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,963 boysCAUtah: #271 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,340 boysUTColorado: #195 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,386 boysCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #118 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 666 boysMOKentucky: #92 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 499 boysKYWest Virginia: #169 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,195 boysWVVirginia: #115 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 588 boysVAMaryland: #117 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 698 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,036 boysDEArizona: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,926 boysAZNew Mexico: #198 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,166 boysNMKansas: #171 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,115 boysKSArkansas: #105 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 506 boysARTennessee: #114 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 669 boysTNNorth Carolina: #107 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 530 boysNCSouth Carolina: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #157 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 933 boysDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 816 boysOKLouisiana: #227 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,378 boysLAMississippi: #190 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,126 boysMSAlabama: #164 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 911 boysALGeorgia: #152 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 835 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedHITexas: #194 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,075 boysTXFlorida: #199 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,292 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#92 · 1 in 499
  2. Arkansas#105 · 1 in 506
  3. North Carolina#107 · 1 in 530
  4. Indiana#114 · 1 in 668
  5. Tennessee#114 · 1 in 669

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#92721 in 499
Arkansas#105391 in 506
North Carolina#107991 in 530
Indiana#114821 in 668
Tennessee#114601 in 669
New Hampshire#11581 in 778
Virginia#115741 in 588
Maryland#117461 in 698
Missouri#118731 in 666
Iowa#129341 in 895
Rhode Island#13561 in 1,480
Delaware#13951 in 1,036
Oklahoma#150291 in 816
Georgia#152581 in 835
New Jersey#154431 in 1,418
Connecticut#155171 in 1,559
Ohio#1551061 in 1,080
Massachusetts#156291 in 1,975
District of Columbia#157161 in 933
Michigan#159841 in 1,176
South Dakota#16081 in 968
Alabama#164421 in 911
Pennsylvania#166771 in 1,601
North Dakota#16971 in 1,062
West Virginia#169181 in 1,195
Kansas#171211 in 1,115
Illinois#185731 in 1,561
Mississippi#190241 in 1,126
Texas#1941141 in 1,075
Colorado#195151 in 1,386
New Mexico#198111 in 1,166
Florida#199401 in 1,292
South Carolina#199231 in 1,262
Washington#202201 in 1,576
Idaho#20461 in 1,228
Maine#20461 in 1,791
Wisconsin#212181 in 2,590
Oregon#21891 in 1,873
Minnesota#223141 in 2,921
Louisiana#227311 in 1,378
New York#229851 in 2,127
California#236891 in 1,963
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Utah#27151 in 2,340
Arizona#27881 in 1,926
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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 1958

girls
#4,890
7 births · 1 in 287,374 girls
boys
#172
1,762 births · 1 in 1,205 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #4,890Garry7

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #172Garry1,762
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 287,374 of them was named Garry, which outranked 30.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #4,520Yana8
  2. #4,520Zoann8
  3. #4,520Zoanne8
  4. #4,890Garry7
  5. #4,890Adelfa7
  6. #4,890Adonna7
  7. #4,890Agustina7
  8. #5,408Adah6
  9. #5,408Adriann6
  10. #5,408Alayna6

Tied with 517 names at #4,890; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,205 of them was named Garry, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #169Gilbert1,814
  2. #170Daryl1,787
  3. #171Lonnie1,775
  4. #172Garry1,762
  5. #173Ted1,743
  6. #174Neil1,711
  7. #175Dwight1,697
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →