How Many People Are Named Garrey?
An estimated 13 people in the United States have the first name Garrey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Garrey peaked in popularity in 1945 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garrey 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 Garrey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Garrey is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Garrey is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
13
About 1 in 26,365,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1945
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garrey
Garrey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garrey as a male name
Ranked #3,582 in 1954
6 male births in 1954
Peak: 1945 (6 births)
Garrey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garrey span from the 1940s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 16 babies were registered. While Garrey is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Garrey by Decade
How has Garrey 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.
Garrey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garrey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garrey
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garrey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garrey?
We estimate approximately 13 people named Garrey 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 26,365,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Garrey a common name?
Garrey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 33.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garrey most popular?
Garrey reached peak popularity in 1945, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garrey is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garrey a male name?
Garrey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garrey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garrey Smith, Garrey Johnson, Garrey 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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