How Many People Are Named Gardy?
An estimated 71 people in the United States have the first name Gardy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Gardy peaked in popularity in 1997 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gardy 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 Gardy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gardy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
71
About 1 in 4,827,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1997
10 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gardy
Gardy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gardy as a male name
Ranked #5,786 in 1997
10 male births in 1997
Peak: 1997 (10 births)
Gardy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gardy span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 39 babies were registered. Gardy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gardy by Decade
How has Gardy 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.
Gardy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gardy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gardy
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gardy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gardy?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Gardy 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 4,827,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Gardy a common name?
Gardy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gardy most popular?
Gardy reached peak popularity in 1997, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gardy is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gardy a male name?
Gardy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gardy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gardy Smith, Gardy Johnson, Gardy 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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