Garfield vs Gary

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

Name A

Garfield

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1129

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Metric Garfield Gary
Current Rank Unranked #1129
Total Births (all years) 5,561 901,938
Peak Year 1881 1952
Peak Year Births 147 38,753
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garfield Gary
1880ss 575 54
1890ss 203 102
1900ss 287 142
1910ss 819 562
1920ss 932 1,515
1930ss 611 43,594
1940ss 616 217,769
1950ss 509 329,935
1960ss 333 166,016
1970ss 218 68,265
1980ss 159 40,230
1990ss 163 19,196
2000ss 102 8,878
2010ss 29 4,512
2020ss 5 1,168

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garfield Gary
2014 — 493
2015 8 479
2016 — 444
2017 — 407
2018 — 374
2019 8 303
2020 — 288
2021 5 253
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, 1880–2021.

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