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
- Peak · boys
- 1954 · 2,218 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 47,670since 1880
Garry over time
Rank among boys' names. Garry has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,220 | 14 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,019 | 19 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,247 | 24 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,698 | 20 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,899 | 27 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,301 | 34 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,678 | 29 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,111 | 37 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,982 | 26 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,090 | 36 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,189 | 34 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,869 | 41 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,114 | 36 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,162 | 36 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,405 | 53 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,951 | 72 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,967 | 68 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,008 | 62 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,857 | 66 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,906 | 61 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,589 | 77 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,710 | 67 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,420 | 87 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,408 | 83 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,237 | 98 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,190 | 100 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,127 | 105 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,097 | 107 | |
| 1994 | — | #972 | 129 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,047 | 111 | |
| 1992 | — | #811 | 167 | |
| 1991 | — | #809 | 163 | |
| 1990 | — | #768 | 174 | |
| 1989 | — | #722 | 188 | |
| 1988 | — | #649 | 213 | |
| 1987 | — | #629 | 211 | |
| 1986 | — | #575 | 240 | |
| 1985 | — | #556 | 251 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #502 | 286 |
| 1983 | — | #516 | 262 | |
| 1982 | — | #514 | 273 | |
| 1981 | — | #471 | 311 | |
| 1980 | — | #478 | 309 | |
| 1979 | — | #449 | 323 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #441 | 322 |
| 1977 | — | #416 | 360 | |
| 1976 | — | #408 | 362 | |
| 1975 | — | #427 | 336 | |
| 1974 | — | #402 | 372 | |
| 1973 | — | #429 | 331 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #413 | 366 |
| 1971 | — | #400 | 412 | |
| 1970 | — | #377 | 463 | |
| 1969 | — | #386 | 413 | |
| 1968 | — | #378 | 422 | |
| 1967 | — | #341 | 485 | |
| 1966 | — | #314 | 558 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #324 | 549 |
| 1964 | — | #287 | 740 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #256 | 896 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #247 | 990 |
| 1961 | — | #238 | 1,116 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #225 | 1,235 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #195 | 1,475 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #172 | 1,762 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #158 | 2,042 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #153 | 2,043 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #139 | 2,193 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #138 | 2,218 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #142 | 2,047 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #155 | 1,808 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #154 | 1,670 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #164 | 1,534 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #165 | 1,418 |
| 1948 | — | #167 | 1,399 | |
| 1947 | — | #164 | 1,449 | |
| 1946 | — | #162 | 1,313 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #165 | 1,050 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #176 | 929 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #194 | 830 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #203 | 760 |
| 1941 | — | #217 | 613 | |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #222 | 557 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #270 | 406 |
| 1938 | — | #288 | 368 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #315 | 292 |
| 1936 | — | #335 | 269 | |
| 1935 | — | #341 | 259 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #441 | 164 |
| 1933 | — | #524 | 117 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #659 | 82 | |
| 1930 | — | #815 | 63 | |
| 1929 | — | #940 | 51 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,019 | 46 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,331 | 30 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,404 | 26 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,459 | 23 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,687 | 14 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#171 · 1 in 1,365
- Ohio#255 · 1 in 2,854
- Mississippi#292 · 1 in 2,051
- Indiana#302 · 1 in 3,573
- Missouri#309 · 1 in 3,496
Best ever in a state: #55 in Kentucky, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #171 | 20 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Ohio | #255 | 27 | 1 in 2,854 |
| Mississippi | #292 | 9 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Indiana | #302 | 11 | 1 in 3,573 |
| Missouri | #309 | 10 | 1 in 3,496 |
| New Jersey | #311 | 14 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Virginia | #311 | 11 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Oklahoma | #315 | 7 | 1 in 2,836 |
| Maryland | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,557 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 17 | 1 in 4,316 |
| North Carolina | #346 | 11 | 1 in 3,379 |
| Tennessee | #386 | 7 | 1 in 4,562 |
| Alabama | #416 | 6 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Georgia | #437 | 9 | 1 in 4,196 |
| Florida | #438 | 12 | 1 in 4,251 |
| New York | #440 | 22 | 1 in 5,012 |
| Texas | #480 | 25 | 1 in 4,605 |
| Illinois | #506 | 12 | 1 in 6,616 |
| Louisiana | #552 | 6 | 1 in 5,508 |
| California | #580 | 22 | 1 in 7,678 |
| Michigan | #587 | 6 | 1 in 10,708 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1954 at #138 (2,218 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1929–1992
- Highest: 1 in 919 boys born in 1954 were named Garry (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.4% of all boys named Garry (18,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #809 (1880) | #903 |
| 1890s | 12 | #861 (1892) | #991 |
| 1900s | 22 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,150 |
| 1910s | 153 | #1,365 (1913) | #1,621 |
| 1920s | 309 | #940 (1929) | #1,370 |
| 1930s | 2,115 | #270 (1939) | #460 |
| 1940s | 10,318 | #162 (1946) | #184 |
| 1950s | 18,792 | #138 (1954) | #157 |
| 1960s | 7,404 | #225 (1960) | #300 |
| 1970s | 3,647 | #377 (1970) | #416 |
| 1980s | 2,544 | #471 (1981) | #561 |
| 1990s | 1,237 | #768 (1990) | #1,047 |
| 2000s | 649 | #1,420 (2000) | #1,998 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,869 (2012) | #3,376 |
| 2020s | 111 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 306,372 of them was named Garry, which outranked 15.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,725 names at #9,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,099 of them was named Garry, which outranked 93.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).