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How popular is the name Garry?

Births per year, rank history and how many Garries are alive today.

Garry (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 3 in 2025, ranked 5137th. The name peaked in 1964, when around 1,200 babies were given the name, the 70th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 25,000 babies have been named Garry in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Garry is also a common short form of Gareth, so many people called Garry are registered under the longer name.

The Garry you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Garries born in England and Wales are between 51 and 66, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 8.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Garry.

How many babies are named Garry each year?

05001k2k19601980200020201954: ~557 estimated (394-721)1964: ~1,219 estimated (944-1,494)1974: ~633 estimated (495-772)1996: 291997: 161998: 181999: 222000: 142001: 132002: 152003: 82004: 92005: 92006: 72007: 82008: 82009: 52010: 32011: 72012: 62013: 92014: 32015: 52016: 62018: 32019: 42020: 42022: 62023: 32025: 3estimatedactual

Where does Garry rank among boys' names?

1101001,00010,00019601980200020201954: ranked 821964: ranked 701974: ranked 901996: ranked 5731997: ranked 9141998: ranked 8501999: ranked 7502000: ranked 1,0482001: ranked 1,1352002: ranked 1,0772003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,7322005: ranked 1,8512006: ranked 2,2822007: ranked 2,2112008: ranked 2,2762009: ranked 3,2272010: ranked 4,6782011: ranked 2,6132012: ranked 3,0392013: ranked 2,2162014: ranked 4,6322015: ranked 3,3732016: ranked 3,0792018: ranked 4,7492019: ranked 3,9372020: ranked 3,8482022: ranked 3,0492023: ranked 4,9922025: ranked 5,137

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Garry per year in England and Wales, 1954 to 2025, peaking at about 1,219 in 1964
Garry: births per year in England and Wales, 1954-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Garry most popular?

Garry peaked in 1964, when around 1,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Garry?

At least 26,000 people named Garry born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Garry?

Most living Garries are between 51 and 66; the most common age is about 62.

Is Garry becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.






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