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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Geary

Geary was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 494th with 201 babies. More babies were named Geary 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
1953201 babies
Total since 1880
2,457babies recorded

Geary popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#10,9725
1990#7,4856
1980#2,47020
1970#2,02120
1960#1,49729
1950#664110
1940#1,11335
1930#4,2165
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Geary, counting every spelling?

Geary has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Geary?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Geary are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 56 and 74. That makes Geary 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.

Geary by state

How common Geary was among boys born in each state in 1951–1955, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (5.3×), Texas (1.8×), Louisiana (1.5×). In 28 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMA0.05Oregon: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOR0.11Nevada: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIN0.07Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesKY0.09West Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWV0.09Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMD0.08Delaware: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesOK0.44Louisiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesLA0.13Mississippi: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMS0.03Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTX0.15Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Geary, boys, 1951–1955. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Geary

How popular is the name Geary?

Geary was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 494th with 201 babies. More babies were named Geary in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Geary a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,457 boys.

Where was Geary most popular?

In 1951–1955, Geary was most common in Oklahoma (0.44 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Louisiana.