Garry

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“spear carrier” — Germanic

—2024 rank
1954peak year
46,181babies named Garry since 1880
▼ 30%5-year trend

Garry popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 195418801920196020002024

What does Garry mean?

Variant of Gary, likely from Germanic gar, 'spear'. Famously carried by chess champion Garry Kasparov.

OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, modern

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