Gary vs Lockie
Gary and Lockiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Gary was ranked #619 and Lockie #619 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Gary was ranked #2671 and Lockie #796 among boys in England and Wales.
Gary and Lockie over time
Gary and Lockie appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Lockie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gary in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Gary reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lockie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gary and Lockie changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2015 and 2024, ending at #2671 and #796.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Gary held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Lockie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Gary #1050 in 2016, Lockie #751 in 2021.
The order changed in 2020: Lockie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1253 and #1439; by 2020 that had become #2076 and #962.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gary #2671, Lockie #796.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gary | Lockie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | An English surname originally a short form of Norman given names beginning with the Old German element 'ger' ('spear'). Adopted as a stage name by actor Gary Cooper, after Gary, Indiana. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡæɹ.i/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gary has a recorded origin (Germanic (surname origin)); Lockie does not have one recorded yet.
- Gary and Lockie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Gary; Lockie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Gary
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Lockie
Popularity journey
First recorded2015
First recorded at #1186 among boys in England and Wales in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #796 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys