Recorded 1981–1997 Boys' name Peak 1997 74 births

Gardy — boys' name

74 babies named Gardy in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s35
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Gardy was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gardy in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gardy

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Gardy between 1981 and 1997, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gardy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gardy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gardy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gardy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gardy at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

74

Since 1981

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1981

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1997

Gardy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1981

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 199719951993199219911989198819871986198319821981 6

Gardy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 53% of Gardy's all-time total
1980s391990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gardy?
74 babies have been named Gardy since 1981. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Gardy most popular?
Gardy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Gardy been used?
Gardy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 17 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Gardy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.