Over the past 110 years, 636 girls and 898 487 boys have been named Gary. The name Gary ranks 4482th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gary in 1940. The peak of popularity of the name Gary came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.