Garry Boy
How popular is Garry?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Garry in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
32,587living people named Garry (est.)
68median age of people named Garry
47,849babies named Garry since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025
Garry popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▼ 796 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,980 in 2015, #4,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1954 (2,218 boys) |
| Highest rank | #138 in 1954 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Garry counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gary family of names ranked #947 for boys in 2025 (#978 the year before), with 216 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | 201 | 93% |
| Garry | 15 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Garry by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #809 |
| 1890s | 12 | #860 |
| 1900s | 22 | #1,009 |
| 1910s | 153 | #1,364 |
| 1920s | 309 | #940 |
| 1930s | 2,115 | #270 |
| 1940s | 10,318 | #162 |
| 1950s | 18,792 | #138 |
| 1960s | 7,404 | #225 |
| 1970s | 3,647 | #377 |
| 1980s | 2,544 | #471 |
| 1990s | 1,237 | #764 |
| 2000s | 649 | #1,416 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,868 |
| 2020s | 111 | #4,243 |
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Questions
- Is Garry a boy or girl name?
- Garry is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Garry were boys.
- How popular is the name Garry?
- 15 baby boys were named Garry in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Garry most popular?
- Garry peaked in 1954, when 2,218 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #138 in 1954.
- How many people are named Garry?
- 47,849 babies have been named Garry in the US since 1880. We estimate about 32,587 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.