Fun Facts About the Name Gari
- 643 babies named Gari: U.S. records list 643 babies given the name Gari from 1880 through 2025. Even 158 boys received the name Gari - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Gari Mean?
Gari is most often an alternate spelling of the English name Gary, which comes from an English surname of Norman French origin. That surname traces to a Germanic personal name built on the element gar, usually glossed as "spear," so the name is commonly explained as "spear." Separately, Gari is a Georgian short form of Giorgi, the Georgian form of George, which derives from Greek geōrgos, "farmer" or "earthworker," from gē ("earth") and ergon ("work"). The two traditions are independent, so the name carries different meanings depending on which one is meant.
Gari Name History & Origins
In England, Gary existed as a surname before it became a given name. The surname came from a Norman French personal name introduced after the Norman Conquest, and its Germanic root includes gar, "spear." As a first name, Gary became common in the English-speaking world during the 20th century, and Gari appears as one of its spelling variants, alongside Garry and Garrey.
In Georgia, Gari is a familiar short form of Giorgi, the Georgian form of George. Devotion to Saint George in the Georgian Orthodox tradition made Giorgi and its short forms widespread among Georgian men, and Gari functions as an everyday diminutive rather than as a separate name with its own root.
How Popular is the Name Gari?
Gari has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1967. Its best rank was #2,353 in 1963.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #18,561 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #15,200 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #12,009 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #9,016 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #10,947 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #8,519 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,478 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #6,969 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #6,344 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,130 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #5,619 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #8,325 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,746 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1973 | #4,987 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,607 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #5,242 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #4,321 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,672 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #3,669 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #2,513 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1966 | #3,619 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #4,607 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,947 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,994 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,761 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #3,235 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,133 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #4,119 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,429 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,999 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,877 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #4,401 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #5,253 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,243 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,994 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #5,573 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,000 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,119 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #3,491 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #3,217 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #4,230 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #4,364 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,537 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,356 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,485 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #9,212 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,902 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,394 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,366 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,901 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,594 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,351 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,394 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,353 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,778 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,470 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,802 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,207 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #4,151 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,104 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,134 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,782 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #2,735 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,365 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #2,867 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,763 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,717 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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