Garry

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Garry: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Garry: Recorded since 1952, its highest recorded position is #15, and it stood at #727 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
110times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#15highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for
19names it appears alongside

What stands out in Garry's record

Held a top-100 place for 27 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 19 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 57 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2023

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#573
1997	#914
1998	#850
1999	#750
2000	#1048
2001	#1135
2002	#1077
2003	#1771
2004	#1732
2005	#1851
2006	#2282
2007	#2211
2008	#2276
2009	#3227
2010	#4678
2011	#2613
2012	#3039
2013	#2216
2014	#4632
2015	#3373
2016	#3079
2018	#4749
2019	#3937
2020	#3848
2022	#3048
2023	#4991

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 45 of the 46 years from 1964 to 2009.

In 2009: #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3227 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #19 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 recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys

Garry appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 45 ranked years and 1,746 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Garry across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Garry's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#114 (1964)	#79 (1980)	#701 (2009)	45 of 46	1,746 (1964–2009)	98 (1980)
England and Wales · Boys	#573 (1996)	#573 (1996)	#4991 (2023)	26 of 28	240 (1996–2023)	29 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#19 (1952)	#15 (1954)	#98 (1974)	23 of 23	6,849 (1952–1974)	578 (1954)
New Zealand · Boys	#43 (1954)	#38 (1955)	#100 (1966)	13 of 13	1,840 (1954–1966)	197 (1957)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#272 (1998)	#272 (1998)	#281 (2002)	2 of 5	6 (1998–2002)	3 (1998)

Garry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Garry in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	189	6 of 10	32
1970sbusiest	663	10 of 10	66
1980s	616	10 of 10	62
1990s	232	10 of 10	23
2000s	46	9 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 66 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1973 and 1974, when recorded births fell by 41, from 94 to 53.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Garry appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #15 in New South Wales, Australia in 1954.

Garry's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1851	9	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1077	15	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1135	13	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1048	14	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#750	22	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#850	18	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#914	16	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#573	29	High	Verified
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#98	74	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	male	#83	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#83	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#86	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#73	116	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#64	145	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#61	140	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	128	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#50	186	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#40	218	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#38	236	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	252	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#38	275	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#27	372	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#20	436	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#19	439	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#22	426	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#16	491	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#17	520	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#17	537	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	578	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#23	483	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#19	512	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New Zealand	male	#100	66	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#79	84	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#65	117	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#71	104	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#71	106	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#63	128	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#53	157	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#50	157	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#40	184	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#38	197	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#42	167	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#38	196	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#43	177	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#281	3	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#272	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#701	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	6	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#348	5	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#297	6	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	7	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	7	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	9	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#209	12	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#169	18	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	19	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	28	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	35	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	32	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	39	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	33	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#126	32	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	31	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	40	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	56	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	56	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	65	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	73	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	84	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#85	81	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#79	98	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#102	59	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	72	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	69	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	66	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	65	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	53	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	94	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	59	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#91	76	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	50	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	48	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	39	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#96	40	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	26	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	16	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	20	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 71 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #15, first reached in 1954.

It held a top-100 place in 34 years, 27 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 578 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1954.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 72 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Garreth · #112, 39y
Garrett · #66, 52y
Garth · #240, 15y
Garvan · #193, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Heather · #15, 74y
Glenn · #16, 75y
Phillip · #14, 74y
Dean · #13, 70y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Brett · #15, 68y
Bruce · #15, 61y
Gail · #15, 47y
Geoffrey · #15, 73y

Comparisons involving Garry

Existing comparison pages where Garry and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Garry in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Luke vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #105 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2009 they were #9 and #701.
Luke · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2009 they were #37 and #701.
Samuel · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2009 they were #50 and #701.
Alexander · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Garry within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Bruce vs Garry
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Bruce and Garry averaged 6.2 places apart, ending at #95 and #83.
Bruce · Garry · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kenneth vs Garry
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Kenneth and Garry averaged 6.5 places apart, ending at #99 and #98.
Kenneth · Garry · 23 shared years, 1952–1974 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1974 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Garry vs Graham
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Garry and Graham averaged 8.6 places apart, ending at #98 and #82.
Garry · Graham · 23 shared years, 1952–1974 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1974 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Garry and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Sean vs Garry
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Sean moved into the top 50 at #29 in 1967 as Garry fell out of it to #65, having been #50 the year before.
Sean · Garry · 12 shared years, 1963–1974 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1967 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Garry measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Garry at its highest position.

John vs Garry
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Garry #15 in 1954.
John · Garry · 23 shared years, 1952–1974 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Garry
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Garry #15 in 1954.
Peter · Garry · 23 shared years, 1952–1974 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Alan vs Garry
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Alan and Garry averaged 9.1 places apart, ending at #94 and #98.
Alan · Garry · 23 shared years, 1952–1974 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1974 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Garry was ranked #15 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1954. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Garry and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Garry without appearing here.

Garry moved ahead of

Barry Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3848 and #2404 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #4001.
Courtney Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3848 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #3449.

Moved ahead of Garry

Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #1461.
Roger Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #4632 and #1721.
Johannes Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2660 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #4632 and #1819.
Leif Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2954 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #4632 and #1935.

Moved the opposite way to Garry

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 while Alexander went from #116 to #50.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 while Benjamin went from #139 to #68.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 while Conor went from #56 to #4.
Eoin Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 while Eoin went from #83 to #20.

Moved the same way as Garry

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 and Adrian from #65 to #114.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 and Alfred from #134 to #472.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 and Arthur from #98 to #220.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2009 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garry went from #114 to #701 and Denis from #21 to #159.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #15 in New South Wales, Australia in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Garry

Garry at a glance

What stands out in Garry's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Garry across 5 official records

Garry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garry appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Garry

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Garry

Garry and the names beside it

Garry moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Garry

Moved the opposite way to Garry

Moved the same way as Garry

Garry at a glance

What stands out in Garry's record

Garry across 5 official records

Garry by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garry appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Garry

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Garry

Garry and the names beside it

Garry moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Garry

Moved the opposite way to Garry

Moved the same way as Garry