Gary
GAR-ee
Average rank #1,502 across 3 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From an English surname which was derived from a Norman given name, which was itself originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger meaning "spear". This name was popularized in the late 1920s the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), who took his stage name from the city of Gary in Indiana where his agent was born.
Popularity
How popular is Gary?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#2,672
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#762
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#1,073
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐จ๐ฆ Canada, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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