AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Gary
Gary. Tenth among human boys in 1951.
| Classification | Class 8, Common given name |
|---|---|
| Species | human |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡæɹ.i/ or /ˈɡɛɹ.i/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | From an English surname that was derived from a Norman given name, which was itself originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element ger meaning 'spear'. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Gary. Gary was given to 201 boys in 2025, ranking 1,073rd for the year. It peaked in 1951, when it ranked 10th and went to 38,160 babies. It has appeared in 144 of the 146 years on record. It has fallen 266 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 1,073 |
| 2025 number | 201 |
| Peak year | 1951 |
| Peak rank | 10 |
| Years present | 144 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
36%
Basis: phonetics. One voiced obstruent, ends in a vowel. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)