How Many People Are Named Gar?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Gar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Gar peaked in popularity in 1958 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Gar is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1958
16 births
Total Registered
219
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gar
Gar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 219 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gar as a male name
Ranked #8,642 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1958 (16 births)
Gar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gar span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 84 babies were registered. Gar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gar by Decade
How has Gar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gar
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gar?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Gar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Gar a common name?
Gar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 219 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gar most popular?
Gar reached peak popularity in 1958, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gar is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gar a male name?
Gar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gar Smith, Gar Johnson, Gar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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