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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Garey

Garey was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 909th with 61 babies. More babies were named Garey in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195261 babies
Total since 1880
1,457babies recorded

Garey popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,9685
1990——
1980#2,57219
1970#1,56030
1960#1,71123
1950#1,44726
1940#1,49421
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Garey, counting every spelling?

Garey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Garey?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Garey are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 50 and 74. That makes Garey a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Garey by state

How common Garey was among boys born in each state in 1950–1954, around its peak. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Garey, boys, 1950–1954. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Garey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garey, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Garey

How popular is the name Garey?

Garey was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 909th with 61 babies. More babies were named Garey in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Garey a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,457 boys.

Where was Garey most popular?

In 1950–1954, Garey was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.