Cary

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Cary is a given name of Old English or Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (15% of births). There have been 29,795 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 24,472 as boys and 5,323 as girls. Cary gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,493 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	36
2023	23
2022	37
2021	27
2020	26
2019	41
2018	27
2017	36
2016	35
2015	32
2014	28
2013	28
2012	33
2011	38
2010	31
2009	32
2008	41
2007	43
2006	27
2005	44
2004	45
2003	39
2002	42
2001	62
2000	72
1999	63
1998	99
1997	104
1996	92
1995	109
1994	129
1993	138
1992	156
1991	177
1990	204
1989	219
1988	202
1987	217
1986	227
1985	261
1984	244
1983	239
1982	253
1981	283
1980	280
1979	299
1978	362
1977	435
1976	508
1975	564
1974	483
1973	539
1972	567
1971	729
1970	725
1969	751
1968	787
1967	740
1966	835
1965	767
1964	823
1963	883
1962	891
1961	745
1960	878
1959	906
1958	710
1957	902
1956	680
1955	571
1954	582
1953	482
1952	513
1951	483
1950	483
1949	491
1948	470
1947	391
1946	335
1945	258
1944	272
1943	290
1942	226
1941	186
1940	155
1939	117
1938	114
1937	81
1936	102
1935	76
1934	70
1933	69
1932	58
1931	55
1930	64
1929	57
1928	56
1927	74
1926	51
1925	71
1924	75
1923	76
1922	73
1921	87
1920	73
1919	78
1918	71
1917	70
1916	56
1915	65
1914	42
1913	39
1912	32
1911	21
1910	31
1909	29
1908	18
1907	20
1906	16
1905	21
1904	17
1903	21
1902	12
1901	10
1900	17
1899	8
1898	15
1897	17
1896	21
1895	17
1894	18
1893	22
1892	11
1891	8
1890	16
1889	16
1888	16
1887	9
1886	13
1885	17
1884	9
1883	10
1882	20
1881	12
1880	17