The baby name Gary appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 47,924 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Gary has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 26 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 37 |
| 1919 | 24 |
| 1920 | 36 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 42 |
| 1924 | 29 |
| 1925 | 53 |
| 1926 | 47 |
| 1927 | 104 |
| 1928 | 231 |
| 1929 | 650 |
| 1930 | 889 |
| 1931 | 1,291 |
| 1932 | 1,624 |
| 1933 | 2,822 |
| 1934 | 4,079 |
| 1935 | 5,776 |
| 1936 | 7,118 |
| 1937 | 9,329 |
| 1938 | 11,054 |
| 1939 | 11,389 |
| 1940 | 15,395 |
| 1941 | 17,447 |
| 1942 | 20 |
| 1942 | 20,985 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1943 | 22,120 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1944 | 25,318 |
| 1945 | 21 |
| 1945 | 27,068 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1946 | 31,163 |
| 1947 | 34 |
| 1947 | 34,258 |
| 1948 | 27 |
| 1948 | 37,614 |
| 1949 | 37,026 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1950 | 42,872 |
| 1951 | 22 |
| 1951 | 46,577 |
| 1952 | 30 |
| 1952 | 47,147 |
| 1953 | 13 |
| 1953 | 47,924 |
| 1954 | 35 |
| 1954 | 47,443 |
| 1955 | 49 |
| 1955 | 47,413 |
| 1956 | 26 |
| 1956 | 43,092 |
| 1957 | 37 |
| 1957 | 38,212 |
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1958 | 32,783 |
| 1959 | 20 |
| 1959 | 28,488 |
| 1960 | 16 |
| 1960 | 27,331 |
| 1961 | 49 |
| 1961 | 27,934 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1962 | 25,575 |
| 1963 | 20 |
| 1963 | 23,955 |
| 1964 | 21,097 |
| 1965 | 19,507 |
| 1966 | 16,940 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1967 | 15,627 |
| 1968 | 17 |
| 1968 | 14,402 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1969 | 13,480 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1970 | 12,497 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1971 | 10,771 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1972 | 9,168 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1973 | 7,913 |
| 1974 | 7,569 |
| 1975 | 8 |
| 1975 | 7,115 |
| 1976 | 6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1977 | 7,024 |
| 1978 | 6,080 |
| 1979 | 5,863 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1980 | 6,241 |
| 1981 | 5,276 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1982 | 5,021 |
| 1983 | 4,717 |
| 1984 | 4,187 |
| 1985 | 3,841 |
| 1986 | 4,580 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1987 | 3,805 |
| 1988 | 3,428 |
| 1989 | 3,297 |
| 1990 | 3,154 |
| 1991 | 2,741 |
| 1992 | 2,703 |
| 1993 | 2,430 |
| 1994 | 2,279 |
| 1995 | 1,846 |
| 1996 | 1,685 |
| 1997 | 1,475 |
| 1998 | 1,511 |
| 1999 | 1,409 |
| 2000 | 1,260 |
| 2001 | 1,066 |
| 2002 | 1,148 |
| 2003 | 997 |
| 2004 | 1,094 |
| 2005 | 1,010 |
| 2006 | 1,048 |
| 2007 | 856 |
| 2008 | 734 |
| 2009 | 625 |
| 2010 | 604 |
| 2011 | 544 |
| 2012 | 560 |
| 2013 | 463 |
| 2014 | 509 |
| 2015 | 556 |
| 2016 | 545 |
| 2017 | 476 |
| 2018 | 400 |
| 2019 | 314 |
| 2020 | 322 |
| 2021 | 310 |
| 2022 | 229 |
| 2023 | 172 |
| 2024 | 156 |