How Many People Are Named Geary?
An estimated 1,748 people in the United States have the first name Geary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Geary peaked in popularity in 1953 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geary 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 Geary paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Geary is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,748
About 1 in 196,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1953
201 births
Total Registered
2,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geary
Geary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,457 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Geary as a male name
Ranked #12,929 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1953 (201 births)
Geary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geary span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,152 babies were registered. Geary has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geary by Decade
How has Geary 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.
Geary by State
Birth registrations for Geary span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas. On average, about 39 Gearys were registered per state.
Geary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Geary
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Geary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geary?
We estimate approximately 1,748 people named Geary 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 196,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Geary a common name?
Geary is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geary most popular?
Geary reached peak popularity in 1953, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geary is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geary a male name?
Geary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geary Smith, Geary Johnson, Geary 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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