Fun Facts About the Name Gery
- 758 babies named Gery: U.S. records list 758 babies given the name Gery from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Gery Mean?
Gery is a masculine given name whose meaning is uncertain because it is used as a variant or short form of several different names. In English, it is most often a variant spelling of Gary. Gary comes from an English surname derived from the Norman personal name Geary or Gueri, which comes from the Germanic name Warin, based on an element meaning "guard" or "protection." A competing explanation connects Gary to the Germanic element ger meaning "spear," but that element is more securely found in Gerald ("rule of the spear") and Gerard ("brave spear"). Gery can also be an uncommon spelling of Gerry, a short form of Gerald or Gerard. A separate origin is the French name Géry, from the Latinized Gaugericus, a Germanic compound usually interpreted as "spear of the district" from gau "district" and ger "spear." Because these derivations are distinct, no single meaning can be assigned to Gery with confidence.
Gery Name History & Origins
The French name Géry is tied to Saint Géry (Gaugericus), a bishop of Cambrai and Arras who died in the 7th century. His Latin name was used in medieval northern France and Belgium, and it survives in church dedications and place-names. In England, the surname from which Gary comes appears after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The given name Gary is a modern use of that surname; Gery is a less common spelling. The short form Gerry has been used for Gerald, Gerard, and occasionally Gertrude; Gery appears as a rare spelling of that short form.
How Popular is the Name Gery?
Gery 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 1956. Its best rank was #1,036 in 1952.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #13,193 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #12,043 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,222 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,891 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,660 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #8,580 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1984 | #4,702 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,601 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,603 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,197 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,588 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,027 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #5,249 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #3,763 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,427 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,155 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,491 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,662 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #1,843 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #1,951 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,249 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #1,857 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #1,872 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #1,582 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1960 | #1,447 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #1,532 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #1,610 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1957 | #1,305 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1956 | #1,037 | 53 | 0.0025% |
| 1955 | #1,192 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 1954 | #1,343 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1953 | #1,220 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1952 | #1,036 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 1951 | #1,102 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1950 | #1,349 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1949 | #1,892 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #1,578 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1947 | #2,022 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #3,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,643 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,960 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,459 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #2,438 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,979 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,971 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,255 | 6 | 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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How the Name Gery Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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