Garey

GEH-ree /ˈɡɛɹi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Garey is a rare variant of Gary that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Garey is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Garey was first reported in SSA data in 1931 and peaked in 1952 (61 births).

About the name Garey

PronunciationGEH-ree /ˈɡɛɹi/
61peak births 1952
1931first in SSA data

Names similar to Garey

How popular is Garey?

Boys named Garey
193119401960198020002013
Boys named Garey per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1931–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) 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

Garey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201366#11,188
200377#8,982
200155#11,134
200055#10,968
199988#7,388
19965—#9,496
199410—#5,594
199311—#5,126
199210—#5,366
19919—#5,666
198910—#4,941
19888—#5,374
198713—#3,598
19867—#5,535
19859—#4,444
19848—#4,697
198314—#3,126
198214—#3,172
198113—#3,284
198019—#2,572
197922—#2,261
197812—#3,277
197712—#3,270
197621—#2,196
197513—#2,962
197417—#2,390
197324—#1,840
197217—#2,272
197115—#2,487
197030—#1,560
196922—#1,781
196814—#2,237
196717—#1,930
196617—#1,916
196520—#1,786
196420—#1,817
196317—#1,994
196228—#1,489
196124—#1,661
196023—#1,711
195925—#1,603
195826—#1,540
195746—#1,139
195641—#1,196
195533—#1,322
195435—#1,281
195355—#971
195261—#909
195149—#1,008
195026—#1,447
194939—#1,135
194852—#969
194756—#945
194633—#1,223
194547—#946
194442—#1,009
194332—#1,227
194233—#1,219
194126—#1,309
194021—#1,494
193928—#1,249
193816—#1,769
193710—#2,381
193613—#1,990
193513—#2,071
193412—#2,166
19335—#3,845
19316—#3,537