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Name Gary

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From a Old English word for spear

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About the name Gary in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, English
Topics:	Asteroid 4735 Gary, discovered 1983
US 2021 rank:	#903 ... 902:Kyng, 903:Everest, 904:Gary, 905:Leroy, 906:Yahir ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Cary, Gaby, Gard, Garry, Gry, Kary, Mary Details

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About Gary, the group of names with the same origin as Gary

Language of origin:	Old English
Info about origin:	from a family name which derives from a given name
	that given name probably derives from various names with the Germanic gar (spear) as first element
	could be also a pet form of Gareth
Words:	gar = the spear Old English
	ger = the spear Old High German
Topics:	Family name, Short form
Variants' top ranks:	16:Gary England+Wales 1964, 70:Garry England+Wales 1964
Somehow related to:	Gareth

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Popularity lists that contain the name Gary

Series	Graph	Rankings
England+Wales decades	Graph	1984 26, 1974 30, 1964 16, 1954 34, 1944 95
Ireland	Graph	2002 87, 2001 98, 2000 89, 1999 72, 1998 71
Scotland	Graph	2009 197, 2008 170, 2002 87, 2001 85, 2000 95, 1999 85, 1998 69
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 170, 1980-1989 80, 1970-1979 47, 1960-1969 26
USA prevalence		1990 26
USA yearly	Graph	2022 960, 2021 903, 2020 801, 2019 773, 2018 674, 2017 636, 2016 604, 2015 581, 2014 560, 2013 578, 2012 532, 2011 494, 2010 472, 2009 452, 2008 425, 2007 388, 2006 349, 2005 338, 2004 326, 2003 323, 2002 284, 2001 294, 2000 275, 1999 251, 1998 234, 1997 232, 1996 201, 1995 190, 1994 167, 1993 156

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