Gary

English
"spearman"

Gary Origin and Meaning

The name Gary is a boy's name of English origin meaning "spearman".

When Gary cracked the Top 10 in 1950, it was one of the first nonclassic boys’ names to do so, largely due to Gary (born Frank) Cooper, who was renamed after Gary, Indiana, his agent's hometown. Now, a 65 years later, Gary isn't particularly high in the charts, and has lost any glitter it had. May we suggest the fuller name Gareth?

# 961 in the US

Gary Rank in US Top 1000

Gary Popularity

Famous People Named Gary

  • Gary Warren Hart
    U.S. Senator and diplomat
  • Gary Barlow
    English TV personality and singer of pop group Take That
  • Gary Busey
    American actor
  • Gary Michael Cole
    American actor
  • Gary Wayne Coleman
    American actor
  • Frank James "Gary" Cooper
    American actor
  • Gary Robert Durdin "Gary Dourdan"
    American actor
  • Gary Evan Crosby
    American actor; son of singer/actor Bing Crosby
  • Gary LeRoi Gray
    American actor
  • (Ernest) Gary Gygax
    American creator of the game "Dungeons & Dragons"
  • Gary Earl Johnson
    American politician; 29th governor of New Mexico
  • Gary Lane
    American actor; twin brother Larry Lane
  • Gary Larson
    American cartoonist of The Far Side
  • Gary Winston Lineker
    English footballer
  • (Robert William) Gary Moore
    Northern Irish guitarist
  • Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb)
    English singer,songwriter
  • Gary Leonard Oldman
    English actor
  • Gary Player
    South African pro golfer
  • Gary Alan Sinise
    American actor
  • Gary Lee Usher
    American musician, songwriter and producer
  • Gary Shirley
    American reality TV personality of "Teen Mom"
  • Gary C
    British vlogger
  • Gary Yia Lee (born Lee Yia)
    Hmong anthropologist and author
  • Gary Medel
    Chilean professional footballer

Gary in Pop Culture

  • Gary the Snail
    character on animated series "SpongeBob Squarepants"
  • Gary Bell
    character on TV's "Alphas"
  • Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
    main character in film "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
  • Gary "Gaz" Grailquest
    character on TV's "The Worst Witch"
  • Gary Walker
    character on TV's "Numb3rs"
  • Gary Oak
    character in Pokemon video game series
  • Gary Giggles
    character in "Spy Kids" series
  • Gary
    main character in "Her Pocket Boyfriend" by Tina Tirrell
  • Gary
    Indiana, USA
  • Gary Chalmers aka Superintendent Chalmers
    character on "The Simpsons"