Gary
Boy4 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#25
best rank (1991)
7,588
babies since 1964
Gary through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #748 |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 |
| 2021 | 8 | #400 |
| 2020 | 4 | #606 |
| 2019 | 9 | #389 |
| 2018 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 10 | #372 |
| 2015 | 11 | #355 |
| 2014 | 9 | #403 |
| 2013 | 10 | #383 |
| 2012 | 14 | #310 |
| 2011 | 26 | #215 |
| 2010 | 17 | #278 |
| 2009 | 31 | #185 |
| 2008 | 31 | #187 |
| 2007 | 24 | #201 |
| 2006 | 35 | #149 |
| 2005 | 30 | #152 |
| 2004 | 47 | #116 |
| 2003 | 41 | #117 |
| 2002 | 64 | #87 |
| 2001 | 50 | #98 |
| 2000 | 58 | #89 |
| 1999 | 82 | #72 |
| 1998 | 69 | #71 |
| 1997 | 155 | #53 |
| 1996 | 160 | #53 |
| 1995 | 198 | #39 |
| 1994 | 249 | #34 |
| 1993 | 187 | #44 |
| 1992 | 252 | #30 |
| 1991 | 280 | #25 |
| 1990 | 260 | #31 |
| 1989 | 250 | #34 |
| 1988 | 264 | #35 |
| 1987 | 337 | #29 |
| 1986 | 325 | #34 |
| 1985 | 321 | #34 |
| 1984 | 340 | #29 |
| 1983 | 325 | #32 |
| 1982 | 308 | #37 |
| 1981 | 322 | #33 |
| 1980 | 298 | #39 |
| 1979 | 214 | #49 |
| 1978 | 168 | #59 |
| 1977 | 143 | #64 |
| 1976 | 148 | #61 |
| 1975 | 149 | #58 |
| 1974 | 187 | #55 |
| 1973 | 153 | #60 |
| 1972 | 159 | #54 |
| 1971 | 160 | #54 |
| 1970 | 122 | #58 |
| 1969 | 95 | #67 |
| 1968 | 107 | #56 |
| 1967 | 86 | #66 |
| 1966 | 74 | #68 |
| 1965 | 51 | #83 |
| 1964 | 41 | #84 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Gary yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | under 3 | 7,588 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #57 (1997); 346 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.