Is Gary a boy or girl name?
Gary is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 187 boys were named Gary, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 905,223 US babies named Gary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,130
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gary since 1880
- 905,223
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 38,838 babies
Boys and girls named Gary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 562 | 25 | 4.3% |
| 1920s | 1,515 | 59 | 3.7% |
| 1930s | 43,594 | 220 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 217,769 | 637 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 329,935 | 757 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 166,016 | 695 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 68,265 | 486 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 40,230 | 334 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 19,196 | 72 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 8,878 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,512 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,168 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 203 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 237 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 253 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 288 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 303 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 374 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 407 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 444 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 479 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 493 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 446 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 492 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 527 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 547 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 611 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 679 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 779 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 870 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 878 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 925 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 912 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,043 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,013 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,168 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,253 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,345 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,327 | #232 | 6 | #12,623 |
| 1996 | 1,543 | #201 | 8 | #9,881 |
| 1995 | 1,625 | #190 | 8 | #9,883 |
| 1994 | 1,898 | #167 | 5 | #14,173 |
| 1993 | 2,064 | #156 | 9 | #8,968 |
| 1992 | 2,393 | #139 | 14 | #6,417 |
| 1991 | 2,678 | #124 | 7 | #10,647 |
| 1990 | 3,070 | #114 | 15 | #5,919 |
| 1989 | 3,126 | #106 | 16 | #5,374 |
| 1988 | 3,244 | #100 | 26 | #3,622 |
| 1987 | 3,486 | #87 | 30 | #3,123 |
| 1986 | 3,719 | #84 | 33 | #2,869 |
| 1985 | 3,812 | #82 | 35 | #2,718 |
| 1984 | 3,950 | #76 | 26 | #3,260 |
| 1983 | 4,269 | #68 | 47 | #2,108 |
| 1982 | 4,640 | #64 | 43 | #2,297 |
| 1981 | 4,947 | #62 | 36 | #2,576 |
| 1980 | 5,037 | #63 | 42 | #2,319 |
| 1979 | 5,040 | #59 | 52 | #1,983 |
| 1978 | 5,112 | #60 | 38 | #2,360 |
| 1977 | 5,447 | #58 | 51 | #1,931 |
| 1976 | 5,592 | #52 | 38 | #2,218 |
| 1975 | 6,115 | #50 | 47 | #1,919 |
| 1974 | 6,444 | #48 | 46 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 6,851 | #44 | 47 | #1,810 |
| 1972 | 7,759 | #41 | 49 | #1,775 |
| 1971 | 9,189 | #38 | 54 | #1,694 |
| 1970 | 10,716 | #35 | 64 | #1,533 |
| 1969 | 11,143 | #35 | 68 | #1,405 |
| 1968 | 11,972 | #32 | 72 | #1,303 |
| 1967 | 12,613 | #32 | 63 | #1,386 |
| 1966 | 14,156 | #28 | 54 | #1,519 |
| 1965 | 15,259 | #27 | 52 | #1,550 |
| 1964 | 17,209 | #26 | 61 | #1,451 |
| 1963 | 18,924 | #24 | 76 | #1,267 |
| 1962 | 20,888 | #22 | 78 | #1,251 |
| 1961 | 22,168 | #21 | 93 | #1,138 |
| 1960 | 21,684 | #22 | 78 | #1,239 |
| 1959 | 23,301 | #20 | 75 | #1,236 |
| 1958 | 25,290 | #17 | 64 | #1,322 |
| 1957 | 29,531 | #13 | 87 | #1,126 |
| 1956 | 31,839 | #13 | 67 | #1,274 |
| 1955 | 34,433 | #12 | 87 | #1,084 |
| 1954 | 37,921 | #9 | 88 | #1,048 |
| 1953 | 36,966 | #10 | 67 | #1,181 |
| 1952 | 38,753 | #10 | 85 | #1,019 |
| 1951 | 38,161 | #10 | 69 | #1,120 |
| 1950 | 33,740 | #10 | 68 | #1,117 |
| 1949 | 28,933 | #12 | 55 | #1,224 |
| 1948 | 28,396 | #12 | 74 | #1,017 |
| 1947 | 30,030 | #12 | 90 | #936 |
| 1946 | 26,931 | #12 | 79 | #941 |
| 1945 | 21,345 | #13 | 60 | #996 |
| 1944 | 20,058 | #15 | 67 | #949 |
| 1943 | 17,868 | #16 | 58 | #1,051 |
| 1942 | 17,067 | #18 | 60 | #1,010 |
| 1941 | 14,568 | #19 | 50 | #1,037 |
| 1940 | 12,573 | #19 | 44 | #1,089 |
| 1939 | 9,681 | #21 | 27 | #1,440 |
| 1938 | 8,862 | #22 | 35 | #1,238 |
| 1937 | 6,763 | #29 | 38 | #1,164 |
| 1936 | 5,192 | #38 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1935 | 4,490 | #44 | 16 | #2,035 |
| 1934 | 3,354 | #60 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1933 | 2,254 | #80 | 20 | #1,748 |
| 1932 | 1,295 | #136 | 13 | #2,411 |
| 1931 | 990 | #153 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1930 | 713 | #194 | 15 | #2,239 |
| 1929 | 537 | #234 | 5 | #4,847 |
| 1928 | 227 | #395 | 12 | #2,673 |
| 1927 | 130 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 104 | #615 | 10 | #3,132 |
| 1925 | 115 | #587 | 5 | #5,283 |
| 1924 | 84 | #723 | 6 | #4,678 |
| 1923 | 85 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 73 | #783 | 5 | #5,292 |
| 1921 | 86 | #699 | 9 | #3,514 |
| 1920 | 74 | #770 | 7 | #4,139 |
| 1919 | 82 | #686 | 7 | #3,999 |
| 1918 | 74 | #749 | 5 | #5,106 |
| 1917 | 72 | #735 | 7 | #3,866 |
| 1916 | 72 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 78 | #660 | 6 | #3,959 |
| 1914 | 59 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 40 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 18 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #857 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gary reached #9 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #936 in 1947. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gary
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.