Gary

Meaning and origin of Gary

Popularity of Gary in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1984.
• Over recent years, Gary has been falling (−10.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gary every 122 schools, all spellings combined.

Gary in English-speaking countries

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  767^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,562

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,097^th boys’ name591 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,700−8.7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  875^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,971

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,642^nd boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 21,243

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 37,561

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Garry5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Gary

• Gautier
• Erik
• Derek
• Wandrille
• Rudy
• Otto
• Alyx
• Otis
• Richard
• Robert
• Archie
• Bruno

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin