Data through 2025

Gary name popularity in the United States

Gary ranked #1073 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 201 boys named Gary.

Rank#1073

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded201

SSA

Peak year1952

38,754 recorded

Five-year change-30.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Gary for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 1997

Boys

201

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Gary in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys201#1073
2024boys187#1133
2023boys203#1066
2022boys237#956
2021boys253#907
2020boys288#806
2019boys303#774
2018boys374#671
2017boys407#637
2016boys444#606
2015boys479#581
2014boys493#561
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys201#1073
2024boys187#1133
2023boys203#1066
2022boys237#956
2021boys253#907
2020boys288#806
2019boys303#774
2018boys374#671
2017boys407#637
2016boys444#606
2015boys479#581
2014boys493#561
2013boys446#578
2012boys492#530
2011boys527#495
2010boys547#475
2009boys611#452
2008boys679#427
2007boys779#388
2006boys870#349
2005boys879#338
2004boys925#326
2003boys912#323
2002boys1,043#285
2001boys1,013#294
2000boys1,168#275
1999boys1,253#251
1998boys1,345#234
1997boys1,327#232
1997girls6#12070
1996boys1,543#201
1996girls8#9581
1995boys1,625#190
1995girls8#9553
1994boys1,898#167
1994girls5#13430
1993boys2,064#156
1993girls9#8719
1992boys2,393#139
1992girls14#6314
1991boys2,677#124
1991girls7#10271
1990boys3,069#114
1990girls15#5835
1989boys3,127#106
1989girls16#5286
1988boys3,244#100
1988girls26#3585
1987boys3,486#87
1987girls30#3101
1986boys3,719#84
1986girls33#2845
1985boys3,812#82
1985girls35#2704
1984boys3,951#76
1984girls26#3233
1983boys4,266#68
1983girls47#2097
1982boys4,642#64
1982girls43#2288
1981boys4,946#62
1981girls36#2563
1980boys5,037#63
1980girls42#2308
1979boys5,038#59
1979girls52#1977
1978boys5,111#60
1978girls38#2350
1977boys5,447#58
1977girls51#1922
1976boys5,592#52
1976girls38#2210
1975boys6,114#50
1975girls47#1906
1974boys6,444#48
1974girls46#1881
1973boys6,851#44
1973girls47#1805
1972boys7,758#41
1972girls49#1771
1971boys9,190#38
1971girls54#1686
1970boys10,716#35
1970girls64#1526
1969boys11,142#35
1969girls68#1402
1968boys11,973#32
1968girls72#1301
1967boys12,616#32
1967girls63#1382
1966boys14,155#28
1966girls54#1515
1965boys15,259#27
1965girls52#1547
1964boys17,206#26
1964girls61#1443
1963boys18,929#24
1963girls76#1262
1962boys20,884#22
1962girls77#1258
1961boys22,174#21
1961girls94#1132
1960boys21,693#22
1960girls79#1227
1959boys23,303#20
1959girls75#1230
1958boys25,287#17
1958girls64#1322
1957boys29,530#13
1957girls87#1124
1956boys31,842#13
1956girls67#1272
1955boys34,433#12
1955girls87#1081
1954boys37,920#9
1954girls88#1045
1953boys36,967#10
1953girls67#1178
1952boys38,754#10
1952girls85#1017
1951boys38,160#10
1951girls69#1116
1950boys33,737#10
1950girls68#1114
1949boys28,935#12
1949girls55#1220
1948boys28,397#12
1948girls74#1015
1947boys30,029#12
1947girls90#936
1946boys26,931#12
1946girls79#936
1945boys21,345#13
1945girls60#994
1944boys20,058#15
1944girls67#945
1943boys17,868#16
1943girls58#1048
1942boys17,068#18
1942girls60#1006
1941boys14,568#19
1941girls50#1030
1940boys12,573#19
1940girls44#1088
1939boys9,684#21
1939girls27#1424
1938boys8,861#22
1938girls35#1231
1937boys6,763#29
1937girls38#1160
1936boys5,192#38
1936girls27#1413
1935boys4,490#44
1935girls16#2006
1934boys3,354#60
1934girls15#2087
1933boys2,254#80
1933girls20#1723
1932boys1,295#136
1932girls13#2365
1931boys990#153
1931girls14#2205
1930boys713#194
1930girls15#2202
1929boys537#234
1929girls5#4570
1928boys227#395
1928girls12#2623
1927boys130#541
1926boys104#614
1926girls10#3046
1925boys115#585
1925girls5#4973
1924boys84#722
1924girls6#4434
1923boys85#701
1922boys73#780
1922girls5#5009
1921boys86#698
1921girls9#3400
1920boys74#766
1920girls7#3957
1919boys82#686
1919girls7#3817
1918boys74#748
1918girls5#4809
1917boys72#723
1917girls7#3713
1916boys72#698
1915boys78#657
1915girls6#3795
1914boys59#658
1913boys40#734
1912boys44#622
1911boys25#605
1910boys16#755
1909boys12#840
1908boys26#489
1907boys16#634
1906boys16#590
1905boys16#592
1904boys11#723
1903boys8#846
1902boys18#507
1901boys10#683
1900boys9#902
1899boys8#786
1898boys7#885
1897boys13#584
1896boys13#592
1895boys12#609
1894boys10#668
1893boys7#836
1892boys15#525
1891boys6#841
1890boys11#603
1888boys6#917
1887boys7#752
1886boys7#758
1885boys7#765
1884boys5#971
1882boys10#611
1881boys6#781
1880boys6#809

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Gary’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-58.0%
Change since peak-99.5%