How Many People Are Named Garey?
An estimated 1,054 people in the United States have the first name Garey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Garey peaked in popularity in 1952 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garey 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 Garey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,054
About 1 in 325,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1952
61 births
Total Registered
1,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garey
Garey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,457 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garey as a male name
Ranked #11,187 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 1952 (61 births)
Garey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garey span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 397 babies were registered. Garey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garey by Decade
How has Garey 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.
Garey by State
Birth registrations for Garey span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Minnesota. On average, about 12 Gareys were registered per state.
Garey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Garey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garey?
We estimate approximately 1,054 people named Garey 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 325,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Garey a common name?
Garey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garey most popular?
Garey reached peak popularity in 1952, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garey is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garey a male name?
Garey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garey Smith, Garey Johnson, Garey 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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