Cary
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #3,658 for boys in 2025, 30 births
Given to boys 82.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 763 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,504since 1880
Cary over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,658 | 30 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #3,524 | 32 |
| 2023 | — | #4,456 | 23 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,216 | 37 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,912 | 27 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,918 | 26 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,943 | 41 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #4,476 | 22 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #3,518 | 31 |
| 2016 | — | #3,230 | 35 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,431 | 32 | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #4,538 | 21 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #4,313 | 22 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #3,714 | 28 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #3,605 | 29 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #4,099 | 24 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #4,035 | 25 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #3,286 | 34 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #3,188 | 35 |
| 2006 | — | #3,686 | 27 | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #3,319 | 30 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #2,953 | 34 |
| 2003 | — | #2,579 | 39 | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #2,755 | 34 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #2,117 | 49 |
| 2000 | #5,705 | 19 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #1,406 | 81 |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | #1,366 | 81 |
| 1996 | #3,942 | 27 | #1,533 | 65 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 | #1,244 | 87 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #1,096 | 105 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #1,038 | 113 |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | #961 | 125 |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | #882 | 143 |
| 1990 | #2,523 | 47 | #812 | 157 |
| 1989 | #2,442 | 47 | #751 | 172 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | #746 | 161 |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | #682 | 177 |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 | #665 | 182 |
| 1985 | #1,760 | 64 | #625 | 197 |
| 1984 | #1,684 | 65 | #643 | 179 |
| 1983 | #1,423 | 82 | #682 | 157 |
| 1982 | #1,551 | 76 | #653 | 177 |
| 1981 | #1,304 | 97 | #628 | 186 |
| 1980 | #1,433 | 85 | #626 | 195 |
| 1979 | #1,261 | 101 | #609 | 198 |
| 1978 | #1,037 | 131 | #547 | 231 |
| 1977 | #872 | 165 | #495 | 270 |
| 1976 | #780 | 183 | #430 | 325 |
| 1975 | #722 | 204 | #405 | 360 |
| 1974 | #779 | 177 | #459 | 306 |
| 1973 | #842 | 154 | #396 | 385 |
| 1972 | #837 | 156 | #388 | 411 |
| 1971 | #781 | 186 | #336 | 543 |
| 1970 | #864 | 155 | #331 | 570 |
| 1969 | #936 | 129 | #304 | 622 |
| 1968 | #927 | 125 | #287 | 663 |
| 1967 | #973 | 110 | #290 | 629 |
| 1966 | #1,273 | 72 | #264 | 763 |
| 1965 | #1,218 | 78 | #286 | 689 |
| 1964 | #1,293 | 74 | #282 | 749 |
| 1963 | #973 | 119 | #279 | 764 |
| 1962 | #1,043 | 107 | #275 | 784 |
| 1961 | #983 | 121 | #315 | 624 |
| 1960 | #987 | 118 | #286 | 760 |
| 1959 | #929 | 127 | #283 | 779 |
| 1958 | #911 | 127 | #315 | 583 |
| 1957 | #970 | 114 | #268 | 788 |
| 1956 | #893 | 125 | #315 | 556 |
| 1955 | #1,106 | 81 | #335 | 490 |
| 1954 | #1,180 | 72 | #317 | 510 |
| 1953 | #1,121 | 75 | #342 | 407 |
| 1952 | #1,351 | 51 | #324 | 462 |
| 1951 | #1,462 | 41 | #327 | 442 |
| 1950 | #1,452 | 40 | #323 | 443 |
| 1949 | #1,393 | 44 | #325 | 447 |
| 1948 | #1,598 | 34 | #319 | 436 |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 34 | #362 | 357 |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | #370 | 305 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #387 | 237 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | #381 | 248 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #380 | 261 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #425 | 207 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #443 | 175 |
| 1940 | #1,745 | 21 | #501 | 134 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #581 | 97 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #590 | 99 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #700 | 73 |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 | #653 | 80 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #790 | 61 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #822 | 58 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #834 | 55 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #1,004 | 43 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #959 | 47 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #915 | 53 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #1,026 | 44 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #1,041 | 44 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #924 | 55 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #1,092 | 42 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #933 | 52 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #907 | 59 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #882 | 59 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #891 | 60 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #772 | 75 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #877 | 61 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #877 | 57 |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | #943 | 50 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #855 | 56 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #984 | 42 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | #846 | 53 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #986 | 32 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #930 | 28 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | — | #689 | 21 | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #530 | 24 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #652 | 11 |
| 1896 | — | #424 | 21 | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #459 | 16 |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | — | #484 | 16 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | #514 | 13 |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cary was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1892, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Cary is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Illinois#261 · 1 in 3,359
- Florida#266 · 1 in 2,658
- Kansas#269 · 1 in 3,057
- Georgia#275 · 1 in 2,715
- New Jersey#307 · 1 in 7,488
Best ever in a state: #116 in North Dakota, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #261 | 22 | 1 in 3,359 |
| Florida | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,658 |
| Kansas | #269 | 5 | 1 in 3,057 |
| Georgia | #275 | 13 | 1 in 2,715 |
| New Jersey | #307 | 5 | 1 in 7,488 |
| Iowa | #309 | 5 | 1 in 4,577 |
| Minnesota | #314 | 5 | 1 in 5,349 |
| Virginia | #317 | 8 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Ohio | #357 | 9 | 1 in 7,589 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 11 | 1 in 8,474 |
| South Carolina | #377 | 5 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Texas | #383 | 21 | 1 in 3,355 |
| Missouri | #392 | 5 | 1 in 6,743 |
| New York | #399 | 12 | 1 in 9,824 |
| Mississippi | #401 | 5 | 1 in 4,743 |
| California | #410 | 11 | 1 in 6,639 |
| North Carolina | #424 | 7 | 1 in 5,948 |
| Alabama | #464 | 5 | 1 in 6,538 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cary
- 134 spots since 2024 (#3,524 → #3,658)
- 260 spots since 2020 (#3,918 → #3,658)
- 227 spots since 2015 (#3,431 → #3,658)
- Biggest jump: 224 spots in 1885 (#663 → #439)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1912 (#689 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1966 at #264 (763 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1933–1992
- Highest: 1 in 2,337 boys born in 1966 were named Cary (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 56,936 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.8% of all boys named Cary (7,047) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1903, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 127 | #425 (1880) | #535 |
| 1890s | 123 | #424 (1896) | #613 |
| 1900s | 135 | #530 (1909) | #678 |
| 1910s | 382 | #598 (1910) | #873 |
| 1920s | 551 | #772 (1921) | #935 |
| 1930s | 666 | #581 (1939) | #785 |
| 1940s | 2,807 | #319 (1948) | #389 |
| 1950s | 5,460 | #268 (1957) | #315 |
| 1960s | 7,047 | #264 (1966) | #287 |
| 1970s | 3,599 | #331 (1970) | #440 |
| 1980s | 1,783 | #625 (1985) | #670 |
| 1990s | 1,004 | #812 (1990) | #1,236 |
| 2000s | 360 | #1,944 (2000) | #2,986 |
| 2010s | 285 | #2,943 (2019) | #3,787 |
| 2020s | 175 | #3,216 (2022) | #3,781 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cary in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 71,090 of them was named Cary, which outranked 63.2% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,917Wallis20
- #1,917Willadean20
- #1,917Zada20
- #1,981Cary19
- #1,981Alverta19
- #1,981Amber19
- #1,981Ardeth19
- #2,046Alayne18
- #2,046Alba18
- #2,046Albina18
Tied with 64 names at #1,981; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 6,672 of them was named Cary, which outranked 89.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.