Garon vs Gary

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

Name A

Garon

Boy name

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1129

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Metric Garon Gary
Current Rank Unranked #1129
Total Births (all years) 982 901,938
Peak Year 1979 1952
Peak Year Births 31 38,753
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1941 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garon Gary
1880ss — 54
1890ss — 102
1900ss — 142
1910ss — 562
1920ss — 1,515
1930ss — 43,594
1940ss 35 217,769
1950ss 58 329,935
1960ss 81 166,016
1970ss 139 68,265
1980ss 192 40,230
1990ss 190 19,196
2000ss 190 8,878
2010ss 97 4,512
2020ss — 1,168

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garon Gary
2014 10 493
2015 7 479
2016 8 444
2017 12 407
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, 1941–2017.

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