NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Gary
Gary is a girl's name.
○ Now rarethe Baby Boomers
3,285
Total named
62
Avg ageestimated
1961
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Gary peaked in 1961, when about 93 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Gary today are around 62 years old (estimated) — squarely the Baby Boomers. In all, roughly 3,285 girls have been named Gary since record-keeping began in 1915.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Gary each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 196193 girls1920194019601980

♀ ♂ A shared name

Gary is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
0% girls
100% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Gary:
IlonaBabetteNancieArnettaJanettaNilda
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Gary each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.