Gara is a rare variant of Gary that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Gara is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Gara was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1972 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,229 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,281 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,301 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,011 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,696 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,238 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,700 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,357 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,458 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,705 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,262 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,303 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,332 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,122 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,142 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,714 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,371 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,906 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #5,988 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #4,263 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,829 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,732 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,159 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,949 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,101 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,894 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,672 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,214 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #4,019 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #4,997 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,417 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,029 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #3,916 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,777 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,515 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,591 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,786 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,229 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,914 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,128 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,479 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #4,009 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,797 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,677 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,242 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,704 |