Gary

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gary and Garry are English language masculine given names.

From Wikipedia

Gary first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 834 babies (rank #8 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gary

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gary yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

13,272

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

834

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Pokémon: Gary Oak — Ash's rival

Famous people named Gary

Gary Oldmanfilm actor · b. 1958
Gary Cooperfilm actor · b. 1901
Gary Linekerbroadcaster · b. 1960
Gary Sinisefilm actor · b. 1955
Gary Colemantelevision actor · b. 1968

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	834	#8
1953	801	#9
1954	705	#12
1955	651	#14
1956	581	#14
1957	605	#14
1958	561	#14
1959	487	#15
1960	721	#17
1961	778	#17
1962	695	#19
1963	593	#23
1964	541	#24
1965	524	#24
1966	432	#27
1967	444	#28
1968	435	#29
1969	377	#36
1970	303	#47
1971	322	#46
1972	295	#51
1973	261	#53
1974	216	#59
1975	176	#66
1976	168	#74
1977	141	#83
1978	78	#100
1979	136	#83
1980	112	#89
1981	46	#107
1983	85	#93
1984	121	#89
1985	44	#107
2014	1	#1,301
2015	1	#1,281
2017	1	#1,302