Garry

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A few things about Garry you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Garry

Garry Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster and activist

Choose Garry and your child shares a first name with Garry Kasparov, a Russian chess grandmaster and activist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Garry, like who?” Garry Kasparov's Wikipedia article is available in 119 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 113,636 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Garry, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Garry would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGarry has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Garrys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1954, when it ranked #138. Today it's #5,861, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowGarry was 5.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,573 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 113,636.
• 🍂TrendGarry has slipped 1,163 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,861. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningGarry is an English form of Gary, which means “spear”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Garry

Garry is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “spear”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-rry”. US birth records list Garry for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 127 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked #138 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,861, with 15 babies.

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