Garner vs Gary

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

Name A

Garner

Boy name · Rank #5248

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1133

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Metric Garner Gary
Current Rank #5248 #1133
Total Births (all years) 2,279 902,152
Peak Year 1932 1952
Peak Year Births 82 38,754
Peak Decade 1930s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garner Gary
1880s 12 54
1890s 5 102
1900s 32 142
1910s 212 562
1920s 256 1,515
1930s 320 43,596
1940s 167 217,772
1950s 160 329,933
1960s 199 166,031
1970s 138 68,261
1980s 88 40,230
1990s 132 19,194
2000s 218 8,879
2010s 224 4,512
2020s 116 1,369

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garner Gary
2014 28 493
2015 22 479
2016 22 444
2017 17 407
2018 20 374
2019 26 303
2020 16 288
2021 33 253
2022 15 237
2023 19 203
2024 18 187
2025 15 201

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, 1881–2025.

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