Save the name Gary campaign started by Calgary man

A mannamed Garry wants to save the name Gary.

"I'm one of the rare, double-RGarys," said Garry Snow.

The Calgary man just launched the Twitter handle @SaveNameGarybecause he says his name is on the verge of extinction.

"Inmy limited research, I did see that Gary Cooper, the famous film star, when he wonhis Academy award, that was at the height of the Gary name. Since that time, in the '50s, it's steadily gone downhill."

While Albertaonly began publicly releasingdata aboutpopular baby names in1990, British Columbia has information going back100 years.

AB.C.database, which uses information from registered births, suggestsGary had its heydayin 1954 with298childrengiven the name. According toOurBabyNamer.com, awhopping 38,733 boyswere namedGary two years earlier in theUnited States.

But between 2009 and 2014 there were no Garys delivered in B.C. and there wereonly three boysgiven the name in Alberta last year.

"You know, it's not that bad of a name. Why don't more people take advantage of it?" said Snow."Gary can be more of a friendly-natured name, rather than the hunkey star of a movie."

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