Gar is a very rare variant of Gary that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Gar is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Gar first appears in 1920 and peaked in 1958 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,642 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,329 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,019 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,236 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,719 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,170 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,150 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,105 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,149 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,140 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #2,774 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #2,358 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #2,334 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #2,052 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #3,103 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,647 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #3,033 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #2,781 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,192 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,487 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,140 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,739 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #2,638 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,276 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,299 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #3,843 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,197 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,405 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,547 |