Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Geary

Extinct Near statistical disappearance

Peak era

1953

Peak births

201

Current vitality

Dormant

Peak generation

Boomer

1916Peak 19532025

Quick answers about Geary

How many people are named Geary?

Based on SSA birth records through 2011, an estimated 1,653 Americans born with the name Geary may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2011.

How rare is Geary?

Geary has not appeared in SSA records since 2011. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no boys received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Geary?

The median age of a living American named Geary is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 57 and 74 years old.

Is Geary still popular?

No. Geary is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2011.

Peak year

1953

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,457

Geary fell hard after 1953. Within five years it had dropped 76% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Geary peaked in 1953, when 201 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,457 Americans named Geary since 1916.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryNear statistical disappearance

Living profile

1,653

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age71

Core range57–74

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.