Gary?

[garyjive]

I'm interested to know - would any expectant parents on here be willing or planning on calling their child Gary?
It's a sturdy name, but apparently falling out of favour.
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The youngest Gary I know is around 19 and even back then. I thought it was dated. Mind you I quite like dated names. They're more refreshing.
I agree save Gary. Although it's a nice name I would use it even if I had 10 boys.

It actually sounds somewhat refreshing and nicer than cutesy names like Archie or Alfie. I think it will make a comeback

No way. Gary is a 45 year old bloke. No baby should be called Gary

I actually really like Gareth and Geraint, not sure about Gary as a stand alone name.

It's a horrible name, truly hideous.

If you think it sounds nice, will you call your baby Gary?
Go on!

Oh no! Gary Windass Coronation Street says it all.

My dad is called Gary, hes a 69 year old bloke HAHA
But it's a nice name I think.

Gary Glitter

I don’t know any nice people called Gary which massively puts me off the name.

Not even close to being due a revival...

I’m always said this about names like Gary, Ian etc. I like the sound they make but I wouldn’t use them.

Og no it always reminds of the only fools episode.

Gary Glitter. It can never come back.

I'm a nice guy! Come on!
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I thought the same of George. George really is an old man in tweed name.
I’m married to a Gary and our grandson has it as a middle name.

I met a baby Keith the other day. That seemed like a very grown up name for a little baby!

Maybe someone could name their twins, Gary & Keith?

Garrett is nice.

I thought the same of George. George really is an old man in tweed name.

But names like George and Ethel have been around forever and will come and go. Gary (as a stand-alone name), Beyoncé, Jaxon and names like that are made-up, single-generation names which will always sound a bit ridiculous outside that generation. I think @garyjive will be waiting a while

Gary Glitter can't have ruined it for everyone! Charlie is a constant fixture in the top ten - Charlie Manson was a bit of a wrong un, wasn't he???

Gary (as a stand-alone name), Beyoncé, Jaxon and names like that are made-up, single-generation names

What do you mean? Gary, in various spellings, has been around since the 17th century. It's not remotely comparable to Beyoncé.

OP, I think it is making a tiny bit of a comeback, in Scotland at least. There were about a dozen born last year, and the same in 2018.

I know a toddler Gary, don’t rule out a comeback.

I think it fell out of favour in about 1975.

You can't call a baby Gary!

I agree with @FiddlesticksAkimbo - just because Gary is a middle aged man name doesn’t mean it’s a classic. It’s the 60s equivalent of Jax, Alfie, Archie etc (although I guess Alfie and Archie are at least derivatives of long standing names).

Gary is not John - John being a very traditional name that falls in and out of fashion, currently underused and likely common again with the next generation. Gary was (hopefully!) a one hit (generation) wonder.