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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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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1892—#8617
1891——
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1889—#9745
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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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,718 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: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedMNIllinois: #397 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,488 boysILWisconsin: #377 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,968 boysWIMichigan: #288 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,627 boysMINew York: #372 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 5,449 boysNYMassachusetts: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,507 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,198 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: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,130 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,750 boysINOhio: #265 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,140 boysOHPennsylvania: #241 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,138 boysPANew Jersey: #256 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,915 boysNJConnecticut: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,127 boysCTCalifornia: #477 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,245 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedUTColorado: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,572 boysCONebraska: #228 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,134 boysNEMissouri: #267 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,488 boysMOKentucky: #214 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,736 boysKYWest Virginia: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,509 boysWVVirginia: #247 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,950 boysVAMaryland: #281 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,439 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedDEArizona: #335 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,535 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedNMKansas: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,740 boysKSArkansas: #255 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,886 boysARTennessee: #221 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,665 boysTNNorth Carolina: #240 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,687 boysNCSouth Carolina: #394 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,809 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,584 boysDCOklahoma: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,216 boysOKLouisiana: #527 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,097 boysLAMississippi: #303 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,249 boysMSAlabama: #305 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,706 boysALGeorgia: #279 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,234 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garry, so not publishedHITexas: #390 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,142 boysTXFlorida: #285 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,252 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#212 · 1 in 1,750
  2. Kentucky#214 · 1 in 1,736
  3. Tennessee#221 · 1 in 1,665
  4. Nebraska#228 · 1 in 2,134
  5. Kansas#230 · 1 in 1,740

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#212271 in 1,750
Kentucky#214171 in 1,736
Tennessee#221211 in 1,665
Nebraska#22861 in 2,134
Kansas#230101 in 1,740
North Carolina#240271 in 1,687
Pennsylvania#241321 in 3,138
Connecticut#24281 in 3,127
West Virginia#24661 in 2,509
Virginia#247201 in 1,950
Oregon#24971 in 2,198
Arkansas#25591 in 1,886
New Jersey#256201 in 2,915
Ohio#265301 in 3,140
Missouri#267161 in 2,488
District of Columbia#26851 in 2,584
Washington#27391 in 2,718
Georgia#279201 in 2,234
Maryland#28191 in 3,439
Colorado#28371 in 2,572
Florida#285221 in 2,252
Michigan#288221 in 3,627
Mississippi#303101 in 2,249
Alabama#305121 in 2,706
Iowa#31361 in 4,130
Massachusetts#32561 in 8,507
Oklahoma#33461 in 3,216
Arizona#33561 in 2,535
New York#372301 in 5,449
Wisconsin#37751 in 7,968
Texas#390331 in 3,142
South Carolina#39451 in 4,809
Illinois#397181 in 5,488
California#477281 in 6,245
Louisiana#52761 in 6,097
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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 1965

girls
#5,289
7 births · 1 in 252,166 girls
boys
#324
549 births · 1 in 3,388 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #5,289Garry7

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #324Garry549
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 252,166 of them was named Garry, which outranked 29.8% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #4,831Zelia8
  2. #4,831Zelphia8
  3. #4,831Zondra8
  4. #5,289Garry7
  5. #5,289Abra7
  6. #5,289Adah7
  7. #5,289Adana7
  8. #5,817Adra6
  9. #5,817Adrain6
  10. #5,817Aime6

Tied with 527 names at #5,289; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,388 of them was named Garry, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garry
  1. #321Evan559
  2. #322Shaun555
  3. #323Trent554
  4. #324Garry549
  5. #324Fernando549
  6. #326Wallace539
  7. #327Bryant531
  8. #328Alberto526

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →