Gary

Given to 905,438 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −36% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1073

recorded as boys

60 since 2024

Babies in 2025

201

boys 201

Peak year

1951

38,160 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

905,438

since 1880

Born a Gary? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Gary was most popular in 1951, when 38,160 babies recorded as boys got the name (20.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 201 babies were named Gary, ranking #1073 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 36%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	201	1073
2024	<5	—	187	1133
2023	<5	—	203	1066
2022	<5	—	237	956
2021	<5	—	253	907
2020	<5	—	288	806
2019	<5	—	303	774
2018	<5	—	374	671
2017	<5	—	407	637
2016	<5	—	444	606
2015	<5	—	479	581
2014	<5	—	493	561
2013	<5	—	446	578
2012	<5	—	492	530
2011	<5	—	527	495
2010	<5	—	547	475
2009	<5	—	611	452
2008	<5	—	679	427
2007	<5	—	779	388
2006	<5	—	870	349
2005	<5	—	879	338
2004	<5	—	925	326
2003	<5	—	912	323
2002	<5	—	1,043	285
2001	<5	—	1,013	294
2000	<5	—	1,168	275
1999	<5	—	1,253	251
1998	<5	—	1,345	234
1997	6	12070	1,327	232
1996	8	9581	1,543	201
1995	8	9553	1,625	190
1994	5	13430	1,898	167
1993	9	8719	2,064	156
1992	14	6314	2,393	139
1991	7	10271	2,677	124
1990	15	5835	3,069	114
1989	16	5286	3,127	106
1988	26	3585	3,244	100
1987	30	3101	3,486	87
1986	33	2845	3,719	84
1985	35	2704	3,812	82
1984	26	3233	3,951	76
1983	47	2097	4,266	68
1982	43	2288	4,642	64
1981	36	2563	4,946	62
1980	42	2308	5,037	63
1979	52	1977	5,038	59
1978	38	2350	5,111	60
1977	51	1922	5,447	58
1976	38	2210	5,592	52
1975	47	1906	6,114	50
1974	46	1881	6,444	48
1973	47	1805	6,851	44
1972	49	1771	7,758	41
1971	54	1686	9,190	38
1970	64	1526	10,716	35
1969	68	1402	11,142	35
1968	72	1301	11,973	32
1967	63	1382	12,616	32
1966	54	1515	14,155	28
1965	52	1547	15,259	27
1964	61	1443	17,206	26
1963	76	1262	18,929	24
1962	77	1258	20,884	22
1961	94	1132	22,174	21
1960	79	1227	21,693	22
1959	75	1230	23,303	20
1958	64	1322	25,287	17
1957	87	1124	29,530	13
1956	67	1272	31,842	13
1955	87	1081	34,433	12
1954	88	1045	37,920	9
1953	67	1178	36,967	10
1952	85	1017	38,754	10
1951	69	1116	38,160	10
1950	68	1114	33,737	10
1949	55	1220	28,935	12
1948	74	1015	28,397	12
1947	90	936	30,029	12
1946	79	936	26,931	12
1945	60	994	21,345	13
1944	67	945	20,058	15
1943	58	1048	17,868	16
1942	60	1006	17,068	18
1941	50	1030	14,568	19
1940	44	1088	12,573	19
1939	27	1424	9,684	21
1938	35	1231	8,861	22
1937	38	1160	6,763	29
1936	27	1413	5,192	38
1935	16	2006	4,490	44
1934	15	2087	3,354	60
1933	20	1723	2,254	80
1932	13	2365	1,295	136
1931	14	2205	990	153
1930	15	2202	713	194
1929	5	4570	537	234
1928	12	2623	227	395
1927	<5	—	130	541
1926	10	3046	104	614
1925	5	4973	115	585
1924	6	4434	84	722
1923	<5	—	85	701
1922	5	5009	73	780
1921	9	3400	86	698
1920	7	3957	74	766
1919	7	3817	82	686
1918	5	4809	74	748
1917	7	3713	72	723
1916	<5	—	72	698
1915	6	3795	78	657
1914	<5	—	59	658
1913	<5	—	40	734
1912	<5	—	44	622
1911	<5	—	25	605
1910	<5	—	16	755
1909	<5	—	12	840
1908	<5	—	26	489
1907	<5	—	16	634
1906	<5	—	16	590
1905	<5	—	16	592
1904	<5	—	11	723
1903	<5	—	8	846
1902	<5	—	18	507
1901	<5	—	10	683
1900	<5	—	9	902
1899	<5	—	8	786
1898	<5	—	7	885
1897	<5	—	13	584
1896	<5	—	13	592
1895	<5	—	12	609
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	15	525
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	11	603
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	6	917
1887	<5	—	7	752
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	7	765
1884	<5	—	5	971
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	6	781
1880	<5	—	6	809