Gary

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old English	Boy	spear carrier
Mormon	Boy	Gary E. Stevenson, current apostle
Canadian	Boy	Spear
Jamaican	Boy	Spear

Fun Facts about the name Gary

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8 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

GariGekaraGawraZakaryGore

Popularity of Gary

Popularity Analysis

The name Gary first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #9, which it reached in 1954. It spent 5 years in the top 10. As of 2022, it ranked #956.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2022	956	Male	0.0126%
2021	908	Male	0.0135%
2020	803	Male	0.0156%
2019	775	Male	0.0158%
2018	673	Male	0.0191%
2017	637	Male	0.0206%
2016	605	Male	0.0220%
2015	582	Male	0.0234%
2014	560	Male	0.0241%
2013	579	Male	0.0220%
2012	532	Male	0.0242%
2011	495	Male	0.0259%
2010	472	Male	0.0267%
2009	452	Male	0.0289%
2008	425	Male	0.0313%
2007	388	Male	0.0352%
2006	349	Male	0.0397%
2005	338	Male	0.0413%
2004	326	Male	0.0437%
2003	325	Male	0.0433%
2002	284	Male	0.0505%
2001	294	Male	0.0490%
2000	275	Male	0.0560%
1999	251	Male	0.0614%
1998	234	Male	0.0664%
1997	232	Male	0.0664%
1996	201	Male	0.0770%
1995	190	Male	0.0809%
1994	167	Male	0.0932%
1993	156	Male	0.1001%
1992	140	Male	0.1139%
1991	124	Male	0.1264%
1990	114	Male	0.1428%
1989	106	Male	0.1493%
1988	100	Male	0.1620%
1987	87	Male	0.1787%
1986	84	Male	0.1939%
1985	82	Male	0.1982%
1984	75	Male	0.2109%
1983	68	Male	0.2291%
1982	64	Male	0.2459%
1981	62	Male	0.2657%
1980	63	Male	0.2716%
1979	59	Male	0.2813%
1978	60	Male	0.2997%
1977	58	Male	0.3184%
1976	52	Male	0.3423%
1975	50	Male	0.3772%
1974	48	Male	0.3953%
1973	44	Male	0.4253%
1972	41	Male	0.4636%
1971	38	Male	0.5058%
1970	35	Male	0.5633%
1969	35	Male	0.6096%
1968	32	Male	0.6741%
1967	32	Male	0.7088%
1966	28	Male	0.7786%
1965	27	Male	0.8069%
1964	26	Male	0.8485%
1963	24	Male	0.9163%
1962	22	Male	0.9942%
1961	21	Male	1.0276%
1960	22	Male	1.0012%
1959	20	Male	1.0755%
1958	17	Male	1.1746%
1957	13	Male	1.3488%
1956	13	Male	1.4827%
1955	12	Male	1.6461%
1954	9	Male	1.8328%
1953	10	Male	1.8460%
1952	10	Male	1.9623%
1951	10	Male	1.9965%
1950	10	Male	1.8551%
1949	12	Male	1.6068%
1948	12	Male	1.5908%
1947	12	Male	1.6171%
1946	12	Male	1.6312%
1945	13	Male	1.5570%
1944	15	Male	1.4438%
1943	16	Male	1.2277%
1942	18	Male	1.2126%
1941	19	Male	1.1609%
1940	19	Male	1.0596%
1939	21	Male	0.8543%
1938	22	Male	0.7793%
1937	29	Male	0.6194%
1936	38	Male	0.4881%
1935	44	Male	0.4201%
1934	60	Male	0.3160%
1933	80	Male	0.2212%
1932	136	Male	0.1204%
1931	152	Male	0.0931%
1930	193	Male	0.0634%
1929	234	Male	0.0484%
1928	393	Male	0.0201%
1927	543	Male	0.0112%
1926	609	Male	0.0093%
1925	586	Male	0.0100%
1924	724	Male	0.0072%
1923	699	Male	0.0076%
1922	783	Male	0.0065%
1921	700	Male	0.0076%
1920	770	Male	0.0067%
1919	686	Male	0.0081%
1918	743	Male	0.0072%
1917	734	Male	0.0075%
1916	704	Male	0.0078%
1915	660	Male	0.0089%
1914	660	Male	0.0086%
1913	737	Male	0.0075%
1912	629	Male	0.0097%
1911	616	Male	0.0104%
1910	766	Male	0.0077%
1909	865	Male	0.0068%
1908	480	Male	0.0162%
1907	645	Male	0.0101%
1906	598	Male	0.0111%
1905	601	Male	0.0112%
1904	703	Male	0.0087%
1903	867	Male	0.0062%
1902	514	Male	0.0136%
1901	699	Male	0.0087%
1900	934	Male	0.0055%
1899	812	Male	0.0069%
1898	921	Male	0.0053%
1897	592	Male	0.0107%
1896	606	Male	0.0101%
1895	617	Male	0.0095%
1894	691	Male	0.0080%
1893	864	Male	0.0058%
1892	529	Male	0.0114%
1891	887	Male	0.0055%
1890	613	Male	0.0092%
1888	966	Male	0.0046%
1887	778	Male	0.0064%
1886	792	Male	0.0059%
1885	794	Male	0.0060%
1882	620	Male	0.0082%
1881	813	Male	0.0055%
1880	857	Male	0.0051%

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