Gary
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning spear carrier; from Garridan.
How Gary has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #579 |
| 2016 | #606 |
| 2017 | #637 |
| 2018 | #673 |
| 2019 | #775 |
| 2020 | #805 |
| 2021 | #908 |
| 2022 | #961 |
Gary by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Gary. In the US, 403 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 38,777 babies in 1952, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gary. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Gary, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gary
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