Garek vs Gary

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

Name A

Garek

Boy name

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1129

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Metric Garek Gary
Current Rank Unranked #1129
Total Births (all years) 117 901,938
Peak Year 2007 1952
Peak Year Births 13 38,753
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garek 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 5 40,230
1990ss 42 19,196
2000ss 62 8,878
2010ss 8 4,512
2020ss — 1,168

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garek 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, 1989–2010.

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