Boys' name · since 1974

Garylee

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Garylee, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,603 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

12 boys have been named Garylee since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Garylee has 12 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1985.

  • #32,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garylee ranks #32,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,603 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Garylee's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Garylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Garylee's full recorded timeline at 1985, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Garylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19741985 7

Garylee by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1980s was Garylee's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Garylee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garylee? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 12 babies named Garylee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,603 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1985. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 7 births.
Where does Garylee sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garylee ranks #32,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garylee most popular? ▼
Garylee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Garylee been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Garylee since 1974 -- 12 years through the most recent 1985 data.
What names are similar to Garylee? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Garylee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Garylee: 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, 1974–1985 (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 Garylee 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.