Is Geary a boy or girl name?

Geary is a boy’s name. Of the 2,457 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Geary

Recorded 1916–2011 · United States

Geary was most popular in 1953, when 201 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,108 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,457 people named Geary.

Geary over time

Births per year. The dot marks Geary’s peak in 1953. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Geary a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Geary is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,457 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Geary

Where Geary is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org