Recorded 1943–1954 Boys' name Peak 1945 22 births

Garrey — boys' name

22 babies named Garrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s6
1940s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Garrey was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Garrey in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Garrey between 1943 and 1954, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garrey performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Garrey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garrey 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 22 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.

Garrey at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

22

Since 1943

12 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1943

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1954

Garrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1943

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1954194719451943 5

Garrey by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 73% of Garrey's all-time total
1940s161950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garrey?
22 babies have been named Garrey since 1943. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Garrey most popular?
Garrey was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Garrey been used?
Garrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 12 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Garrey?
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, 1943–1954 (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.