Geary

GIH-ree /ˈɡɪɹi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Geary is an uncommon variant of Gerry that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Geary is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Geary was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1953 (201 births).

About the name Geary

PronunciationGIH-ree /ˈɡɪɹi/
CultureEnglish
201peak births 1953
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Geary

How popular is Geary?

Boys named Geary
1916192019401960198020002011
Boys named Geary per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) 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

Geary total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#12,930
200255#11,271
20011010#6,621
200055#10,972
199955#10,470
199610—#5,681
199410—#5,598
199213—#4,406
199112—#4,582
19906—#7,485
198912—#4,363
198810—#4,548
198713—#3,599
198613—#3,513
198516—#2,995
198415—#3,009
198310—#3,962
198220—#2,458
198113—#3,286
198020—#2,470
197918—#2,619
197818—#2,511
197714—#2,962
197627—#1,846
197520—#2,241
197420—#2,156
197322—#1,946
197223—#1,886
197124—#1,838
197020—#2,021
196921—#1,827
196824—#1,623
196712—#2,400
196621—#1,698
196524—#1,607
196429—#1,473
196330—#1,439
196241—#1,221
196137—#1,306
196029—#1,497
195936—#1,311
195849—#1,095
195758—#998
195678—#850
1955113—#692
1954149—#607
1953201—#494
1952189—#508
1951169—#526
1950110—#664
194969—#821
194854—#947
194765—#863
194642—#1,064
194553—#861
194440—#1,045
194338—#1,113
194229—#1,306
194126—#1,310
194035—#1,113
193920—#1,507
193823—#1,411
193714—#1,941
193610—#2,351
19359—#2,603
193412—#2,167
19338—#2,826
19328—#2,951
19318—#2,943
19305—#4,216
19265—#4,449
19258—#3,246
19245—#4,607
19225—#4,553
19216—#4,047
19196—#3,897
19165—#4,146