Garak vs Gary

Side-by-side comparison of Garak and Gary — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Garak

Boy name

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1129

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Metric Garak Gary
Current Rank Unranked #1129
Total Births (all years) 5 901,938
Peak Year 1997 1952
Peak Year Births 5 38,753
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garak Gary
1880ss — 54
1890ss — 102
1900ss — 142
1910ss — 562
1920ss — 1,515
1930ss — 43,594
1940ss — 217,769
1950ss — 329,935
1960ss — 166,016
1970ss — 68,265
1980ss — 40,230
1990ss 5 19,196
2000ss — 8,878
2010ss — 4,512
2020ss — 1,168

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garak Gary
2014 — 493
2015 — 479
2016 — 444
2017 — 407
2018 — 374
2019 — 303
2020 — 288
2021 — 253
2022 — 237
2023 — 203
2024 — 187

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1997–1997.

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