Garry — #5053 US boys' name
47,654 babies named Garry in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 65% of names given to boys today.
39% of everyone ever named Garry was born in this single decade.
2,218 babies were named Garry in 1954 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Garry
The Social Security Administration has registered 47,654 babies named Garry between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garry currently holds the #5053 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 2,218 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Garry performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18,791 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Garry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 2,921 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Garry in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Garry 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 47,654 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.
Garry at a glance
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Garry popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1954)
- 2,218
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #5053 among boys.
47,654 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1954 with 2,218 births in a single year.
Garry popularity over time — girls
179 total births recorded since 1934 (Garry as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Garry accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Garry by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 18,791 births that decade — 39% of Garry's all-time total
Garry decade highlights
- Peak decade 18,791 births
- Runner-up 10,318 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Garry's strongest decade
18,791 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Garry by state
Where Garry concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| 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% |
2,921 of 47,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 6.1% of nationwide
- Texas 5.9% of nationwide
- California 5.7% of nationwide
- New York 5.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 50 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 6.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Garry appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.