NameTides

Gary

Gary was the #1,073 boys' name in the US in 2025 (201 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Gary as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Gary as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Gary as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,073 (201)#3,256 (6)#762 (3)——#2,095 (9)—
2024#1,133 (187)#2,672 (8)#619 (4)—#785 (3)#3,072 (5)—
2023#1,066 (203)#2,547 (8)——#770 (3)#1,947 (9)—
2022#956 (237)#2,019 (11)#425 (7)#352 (4)—#1,350 (15)—
2021#907 (253)#1,329 (19)#533 (5)—#414 (8)#1,560 (12)—
2020#806 (288)#2,076 (10)#599 (4)—#637 (4)#1,595 (11)—
2019#774 (303)#1,253 (20)#394 (8)—#402 (9)#1,152 (18)—
2018#671 (374)#1,455 (17)#361 (9)—#471 (7)#1,219 (16)—
2017#637 (407)#1,097 (26)#264 (17)#415 (3)#443 (7)#1,349 (14)—
2016#606 (444)#1,050 (27)#268 (16)#281 (6)#372 (10)#911 (25)—
2015#581 (479)#1,159 (23)#320 (11)#288 (6)#355 (11)#978 (22)—
2014#561 (493)#889 (33)#358 (10)#346 (4)#403 (9)#1,381 (13)—
2013#578 (446)#1,001 (28)#316 (12)—#383 (10)#784 (30)—
2012#530 (492)#977 (29)#246 (18)#311 (5)#310 (14)#996 (21)—
2011#495 (527)#1,024 (26)#211 (22)—#215 (26)#744 (31)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1951 at #10.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gary is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,500 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gary by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #940OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #912FL
Gary (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GaryCanadaBoys#2,0959
GaryEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
GaryIrelandBoys—too few
GaryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GaryNSWBoys—too few
GaryScotlandBoys#7623
GaryUSGirls—too few
GaryUSBoys#1,073201