Gary Boy

Popularity: #738 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Gary

Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his roles in classic films such as 'High Noon' and 'Mr. Deeds.'.

Gary Oldman is a British actor acclaimed for his performances in films like 'Dracula' and 'Darkest Hour.'.

Gary Payton is a former professional basketball player who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Gary Busey is an American actor known for his roles in films such as 'The Buddy Holly Story' and 'Point Break.'.

Fictional characters named Gary

Gary Oak is a character from the Pokémon franchise, known as the rival of the main protagonist.

Gary the Snail is a character from the animated series 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' serving as SpongeBob's pet snail.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Gary was first seen in the United States in 1880. Gary has ranked as high as #16 nationally, which occurred in 1952, and has been most popular in California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. In the past 5 years the name Gary has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Gary (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913

State	Births	Share
TX	19	14%
CA	19	14%
GA	18	14%
NY	10	8%
OH	9	7%
MN	8	6%
NC	8	6%
TN	7	5%
LA	7	5%
PA	6	5%
IN	6	5%
MI	6	5%
IL	5	4%
AR	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	6
1881	6
1882	10
1884	5
1885	7
1886	7
1887	7
1888	6
1890	11
1891	6
1892	15
1893	7
1894	10
1895	12
1896	13
1897	13
1898	7
1899	8
1900	9
1901	10
1902	18
1903	8
1904	11
1905	16
1906	16
1907	16
1908	26
1909	12
1910	16
1911	25
1912	44
1913	40
1914	59
1915	78
1916	72
1917	72
1918	74
1919	82
1920	74
1921	86
1922	73
1923	85
1924	84
1925	115
1926	104
1927	130
1928	227
1929	537
1930	713
1931	990
1932	1,295
1933	2,254
1934	3,354
1935	4,490
1936	5,192
1937	6,763
1938	8,862
1939	9,681
1940	12,573
1941	14,568
1942	17,067
1943	17,868
1944	20,058
1945	21,345
1946	26,931
1947	30,030
1948	28,396
1949	28,933
1950	33,740
1951	38,161
1952	38,753
1953	36,966
1954	37,921
1955	34,433
1956	31,839
1957	29,531
1958	25,290
1959	23,301
1960	21,684
1961	22,168
1962	20,888
1963	18,924
1964	17,209
1965	15,259
1966	14,156
1967	12,613
1968	11,972
1969	11,143
1970	10,716
1971	9,189
1972	7,759
1973	6,851
1974	6,444
1975	6,115
1976	5,592
1977	5,447
1978	5,112
1979	5,040
1980	5,037
1981	4,947
1982	4,640
1983	4,269
1984	3,950
1985	3,812
1986	3,719
1987	3,486
1988	3,244
1989	3,126
1990	3,070
1991	2,678
1992	2,393
1993	2,064
1994	1,898
1995	1,625
1996	1,543
1997	1,327
1998	1,345
1999	1,253
2000	1,168
2001	1,013
2002	1,043
2003	912
2004	925
2005	878
2006	870
2007	779
2008	679
2009	611
2010	547
2011	527
2012	492
2013	446
2014	493
2015	479
2016	444
2017	407
2018	374
2019	303
2020	288
2021	253
2022	237
2023	203
2024	187