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Gary is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 905,223 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 901,938 as boys and 3,285 as girls. Gary gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #51 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 187
2023 203
2022 237
2021 253
2020 288
2019 303
2018 374
2017 407
2016 444
2015 479
2014 493
2013 446
2012 492
2011 527
2010 547
2009 611
2008 679
2007 779
2006 870
2005 878
2004 925
2003 912
2002 1,043
2001 1,013
2000 1,168
1999 1,253
1998 1,345
1997 1,333
1996 1,551
1995 1,633
1994 1,903
1993 2,073
1992 2,407
1991 2,685
1990 3,085
1989 3,142
1988 3,270
1987 3,516
1986 3,752
1985 3,847
1984 3,976
1983 4,316
1982 4,683
1981 4,983
1980 5,079
1979 5,092
1978 5,150
1977 5,498
1976 5,630
1975 6,162
1974 6,490
1973 6,898
1972 7,808
1971 9,243
1970 10,780
1969 11,211
1968 12,044
1967 12,676
1966 14,210
1965 15,311
1964 17,270
1963 19,000
1962 20,966
1961 22,261
1960 21,762
1959 23,376
1958 25,354
1957 29,618
1956 31,906
1955 34,520
1954 38,009
1953 37,033
1952 38,838
1951 38,230
1950 33,808
1949 28,988
1948 28,470
1947 30,120
1946 27,010
1945 21,405
1944 20,125
1943 17,926
1942 17,127
1941 14,618
1940 12,617
1939 9,708
1938 8,897
1937 6,801
1936 5,219
1935 4,506
1934 3,369
1933 2,274
1932 1,308
1931 1,004
1930 728
1929 542
1928 239
1927 130
1926 114
1925 120
1924 90
1923 85
1922 78
1921 95
1920 81
1919 89
1918 79
1917 79
1916 72
1915 84
1914 59
1913 40
1912 44
1911 25
1910 16
1909 12
1908 26
1907 16
1906 16
1905 16
1904 11
1903 8
1902 18
1901 10
1900 9
1899 8
1898 7
1897 13
1896 13
1895 12
1894 10
1893 7
1892 15
1891 6
1890 11
1888 6
1887 7
1886 7
1885 7
1884 5
1882 10
1881 6
1880 6