Gary has been given to about 905,438 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1952, when 38,839 babies were given the name, ranking 10th. The typical living American called Gary is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.