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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAKMaine: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,016 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNHWashington: #304 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,207 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,225 boysMNIllinois: #280 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,995 boysILWisconsin: #265 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,996 boysWIMichigan: #240 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,607 boysMINew York: #285 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 3,232 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,915 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedRIOregon: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,032 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: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,004 boysIAIndiana: #193 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,509 boysINOhio: #235 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,518 boysOHPennsylvania: #240 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,116 boysPANew Jersey: #205 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,060 boysNJConnecticut: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,725 boysCTCalifornia: #307 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,762 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedUTColorado: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,616 boysCONebraska: #232 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,191 boysNEMissouri: #179 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,205 boysMOKentucky: #167 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,140 boysKYWest Virginia: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,835 boysWVVirginia: #211 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,487 boysVAMaryland: #205 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,637 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDEArizona: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,768 boysAZNew Mexico: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,436 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,583 boysKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,297 boysARTennessee: #172 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,155 boysTNNorth Carolina: #190 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,173 boysNCSouth Carolina: #327 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,992 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,935 boysDCOklahoma: #267 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 boysOKLouisiana: #386 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,602 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,292 boysMSAlabama: #219 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,348 boysALGeorgia: #192 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,146 boysGAHawaii: #256 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,466 boysHITexas: #295 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,860 boysTXFlorida: #274 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,228 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#167 · 1 in 1,140
  2. Tennessee#172 · 1 in 1,155
  3. Missouri#179 · 1 in 1,205
  4. North Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,173
  5. Georgia#192 · 1 in 1,146

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#167291 in 1,140
Tennessee#172331 in 1,155
Missouri#179371 in 1,205
North Carolina#190431 in 1,173
Georgia#192411 in 1,146
Indiana#193341 in 1,509
Maine#20351 in 2,016
Maryland#205201 in 1,637
New Jersey#205301 in 2,060
Iowa#211141 in 2,004
Virginia#211291 in 1,487
Arkansas#214151 in 1,297
Mississippi#216201 in 1,292
Alabama#219261 in 1,348
Kansas#220131 in 1,583
Massachusetts#229141 in 3,915
Nebraska#23271 in 2,191
Ohio#235411 in 2,518
Oregon#23881 in 2,032
Michigan#240331 in 2,607
Pennsylvania#240351 in 3,116
Minnesota#245121 in 3,225
Hawaii#25651 in 1,466
Wisconsin#265111 in 3,996
Oklahoma#267111 in 2,048
West Virginia#27061 in 2,835
Connecticut#27271 in 3,725
Florida#274241 in 2,228
Illinois#280361 in 2,995
New York#285541 in 3,232
Colorado#29281 in 2,616
District of Columbia#29451 in 2,935
Texas#295621 in 1,860
Washington#30491 in 3,207
California#307681 in 2,762
New Mexico#32751 in 2,436
South Carolina#32791 in 2,992
Arizona#34161 in 2,768
Louisiana#386111 in 3,602
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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 1963

girls
#5,296
7 births · 1 in 275,358 girls
boys
#256
896 births · 1 in 2,267 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #5,296Garry7

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #256Garry896
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 275,358 of them was named Garry, which outranked 30.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #4,896Yuvette8
  2. #4,896Zinda8
  3. #4,896Zonia8
  4. #5,296Garry7
  5. #5,296Adam7
  6. #5,296Adine7
  7. #5,296Adra7
  8. #5,891Acquanetta6
  9. #5,891Adline6
  10. #5,891Adona6

Tied with 594 names at #5,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,267 of them was named Garry, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #253Matt906
  2. #254Jessie904
  3. #255Jamie897
  4. #256Garry896
  5. #257Harvey888
  6. #257Travis888
  7. #259Robbie884
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →