Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Gary
Endangered
Down 99.5% from peak
Peak era
1952
Peak births
38,754
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Gary
How many people are named Gary?
An estimated 543,581 living Americans are named Gary.
How rare is Gary?
Gary is uncommon among babies today, with 201 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1952 peak.
How old is the typical Gary?
The median age of a living American named Gary is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 57 and 74 years old.
Is Gary still popular?
No. Gary is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1952 peak with 201 births in 2025.
Where is Gary most common?
Gary has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 9.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19522025
Peak year
1952
Decline from peak
99.5%
2025
201
All-time
902,152
Where it lives now
Gary is most concentrated in Idaho — about 5.3× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Gary is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.