Gary
4 countries#1073 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gary was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
905,438 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1073 · peaked in 1952 with 38,839 births
Most common in: California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
11,342 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1981 with 617 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
5,512 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #1321 · peaked in 1984 with 433 births
Most common in: Paris, Guadeloupe, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
346 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 51 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gary’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #349 | — |
| 2007 | #388 | ↓39 |
| 2008 | #427 | ↓39 |
| 2009 | #452 | ↓25 |
| 2010 | #475 | ↓23 |
| 2011 | #495 | ↓20 |
| 2012 | #530 | ↓35 |
| 2013 | #578 | ↓48 |
| 2014 | #561 | ↑17 |
| 2015 | #581 | ↓20 |
| 2016 | #606 | ↓25 |
| 2017 | #637 | ↓31 |
| 2018 | #671 | ↓34 |
| 2019 | #774 | ↓103 |
| 2020 | #806 | ↓32 |
| 2021 | #907 | ↓101 |
| 2022 | #956 | ↓49 |
| 2023 | #1066 | ↓110 |
| 2024 | #1133 | ↓67 |
| 2025 | #1073 | ↑60 |
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