Gary

Gary

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Gary and Garry are English language masculine given names.

From Wikipedia

Gary first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 235 babies (rank #147 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,456

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

235

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	235	#147
1997	169	#193
1998	152	#208
1999	108	#263
2000	82	#322
2001	77	#337
2002	60	#393
2003	70	#379
2004	71	#396
2005	46	#576
2006	49	#594
2007	43	#672
2008	39	#747
2009	57	#577
2010	32	#905
2011	26	#1,033
2012	29	#986
2013	28	#1,012
2014	33	#900
2015	23	#1,168
2016	27	#1,057

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

235

#147

1997

169

#193

1998

152

#208

1999

108

#263

2000

#322

2001

#337

2002

#393

2003

#379

2004

#396

2005

#576

2006

#594

2007

#672

2008

#747

2009

#577

2010

#905

2011

#1,033

2012

#986

2013

#1,012

2014

#900

2015

#1,168

2016

#1,057