Boys' name · since 1880

Garry

Garry has 47,670 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#524 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,869 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
47,670
born since 1880
1950s
peak decade

Yes -- Garry is the #5869 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 47,670 recorded since 1880.

Garry has 47,670 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5869 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,869 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 47,670 born since 1880
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garry ranks #524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 47,670 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.

#524 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,869 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
47,670
born since 1880
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.8%
Garry vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Garry's 47,670 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

50 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.

How Garry compares

47,670 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Garry's all-time total is 129x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Garry Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 47,670 369 358,536
Peak-year births 2,218 34 22,252

Garry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Garry splits its recorded history at 1962: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 2,218 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Garry popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
2,218
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 188019151931194719631979199520112025 15

Garry popularity over time - girls

179 total births recorded since 1934 (Garry as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 179 births
468101214 19341942194919531957196219781984 6

Garry by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (18,792 births, 39% of the file).

1950s was Garry's strongest decade.

18,792 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Garry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18,792 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Garry compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Garry's total volume

Garry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 5.1%-145, 3%-146, 1.8%-146, 8.9%-146, 2.2%-31, 6.5%-145, 4.8%-114, 3.1%-146, 2.2%-109, 6.2%-144, 2.2%-146, 2.8%-146, 1.5%-146, 2%-107, 7.3%Garry-146, 4.7%Garry
Garry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Garry by state

Where Garry concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Garry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
2,921 6.1%
#2 Texas
2,792 5.9%
#3 California
2,728 5.7%
#4 New York
2,664 5.6%
#5 Michigan
2,159 4.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
2,140 4.5%
#7 Kentucky
2,123 4.5%
#8 North Carolina
2,104 4.4%
Ohio share of Garry's total US births 6.1%
Even split

2,921 of 47,670 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Garry appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garry? ▼
Garry has been given to 47,670 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #524 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,869 of 13,930. 2,218 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
Where does Garry sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garry ranks #524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garry most popular? ▼
Garry was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18,792 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Garry most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Garry are Ohio (2,921 births), Texas (2,792 births), California (2,728 births).
How long has the name Garry been used? ▼
Garry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Garry? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garland, Garret, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Garry's data

  • Garry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (18,792 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Garrys (2,921 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Garry

Nearby Names Like Garry

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garry

Gary Boy
#1073 902,152 births
Garrett Boy
#564 135,762 births
Garland Boy
#6812 23,857 births
Garret Boy
#7202 13,247 births
Garth Boy
#8947 9,666 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Garry

Delmar #5868
14,242 births · Peak 1931
Ottis #5870
4,473 births · Peak 1920
Wilton #5867
8,653 births · Peak 1924
Ruby #5871
3,114 births · Peak 1927
Eber #5866
1,328 births · Peak 2007
Sanders #5872
2,392 births · Peak 1951
Isadore #5865
5,714 births · Peak 1916
Stacy #5873
22,257 births · Peak 1968

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Garry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garry draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.