Gar

GAHR /ˈɡɑːɹ/
boy 1 syllable fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1958 (16 births).

About the name Gar

PronunciationGAHR /ˈɡɑːɹ/
CultureEnglish
16peak births 1958
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Gar

GaryGarryGareyGaroGarrieGarrettGarlandGarretGaquanGara

How popular is Gar?

Boys named Gar
192019301940195019601970198019901991
Boys named Gar per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Gar total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19915—#8,642
19895—#8,329
19756—#5,019
19725—#5,236
19697—#3,719
19675—#4,170
19665—#4,150
19655—#4,105
19638—#3,149
19628—#3,140
196110—#2,774
196013—#2,358
195913—#2,334
195816—#2,052
19578—#3,103
195510—#2,647
19548—#3,033
19539—#2,781
19527—#3,192
19516—#3,487
19507—#3,140
19479—#2,739
19458—#2,638
19416—#3,276
19366—#3,299
19335—#3,843
19327—#3,197
19307—#3,405
19205—#4,547
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