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The boy's name Gary \g(a)-ry\ is pronounced GARE-ee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "spear". Famous since the 1930s due to actor Gary Cooper. Cartoonists Garry Trudeau, Gary Larson; actors Gary Sinise, Gary Oldman.

Gary has 5 variant forms: Gari, Garey, Garrey, Garrie and Garry.

For more information, see also the related name Gerald.

Baby names that sound like Gary are Cary, Geary and Gery.

Gary is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Gary. Click here to compare Gary with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Gary
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Gary

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