Garret vs Gary

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

Name A

Garret

Boy name · Rank #6456

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Name B

Gary

Boy name · Rank #1129

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Metric Garret Gary
Current Rank #6456 #1129
Total Births (all years) 13,236 901,938
Peak Year 2000 1952
Peak Year Births 590 38,753
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Garret Gary
1880ss 11 54
1890ss 5 102
1900ss 5 142
1910ss 85 562
1920ss 103 1,515
1930ss 107 43,594
1940ss 205 217,769
1950ss 333 329,935
1960ss 884 166,016
1970ss 791 68,265
1980ss 2,192 40,230
1990ss 4,492 19,196
2000ss 3,192 8,878
2010ss 713 4,512
2020ss 118 1,168

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Garret Gary
2014 62 493
2015 61 479
2016 43 444
2017 45 407
2018 45 374
2019 28 303
2020 27 288
2021 29 253
2022 29 237
2023 20 203
2024 13 187

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, 1881–2024.

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