Cary

Given to 29,827 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3658

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 30

Peak year

1966

763 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

29,827

since 1880

Born a Cary? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Cary was most popular in 1966, when 763 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.43 per 1,000). In 2025, 30 babies were named Cary, ranking #3658 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	30	3658
2024	5	15293	32	3524
2023	<5	—	23	4456
2022	<5	—	37	3216
2021	<5	—	27	3912
2020	<5	—	26	3918
2019	<5	—	41	2943
2018	5	15682	22	4476
2017	5	15902	31	3518
2016	<5	—	35	3230
2015	<5	—	32	3431
2014	7	13069	21	4538
2013	6	14582	22	4313
2012	5	16869	28	3714
2011	9	11181	29	3605
2010	7	13448	24	4099
2009	7	13704	25	4035
2008	7	13832	34	3286
2007	8	12676	35	3188
2006	<5	—	27	3686
2005	14	7891	30	3319
2004	11	9264	34	2953
2003	<5	—	39	2579
2002	8	11108	34	2755
2001	13	7724	49	2117
2000	19	5705	53	1944
1999	16	6191	47	2023
1998	18	5583	81	1406
1997	23	4508	81	1366
1996	27	3942	65	1533
1995	22	4518	87	1244
1994	24	4238	105	1096
1993	25	4100	113	1038
1992	31	3503	125	961
1991	34	3207	143	882
1990	47	2523	157	812
1989	47	2442	172	751
1988	41	2597	161	746
1987	40	2531	177	682
1986	45	2265	182	665
1985	64	1760	197	625
1984	65	1684	179	643
1983	82	1423	157	682
1982	76	1551	177	653
1981	97	1304	186	628
1980	85	1433	195	626
1979	101	1261	198	609
1978	131	1037	231	547
1977	165	872	270	495
1976	183	780	325	430
1975	204	722	360	405
1974	177	779	306	459
1973	154	842	385	396
1972	156	837	411	388
1971	186	781	543	336
1970	155	864	570	331
1969	129	936	622	304
1968	125	927	663	287
1967	110	973	629	290
1966	72	1273	763	264
1965	78	1218	689	286
1964	74	1293	749	282
1963	119	973	764	279
1962	107	1043	784	275
1961	121	983	624	315
1960	118	987	760	286
1959	127	929	779	283
1958	127	911	583	315
1957	114	970	788	268
1956	125	893	556	315
1955	81	1106	490	335
1954	72	1180	510	317
1953	75	1121	407	342
1952	51	1351	462	324
1951	41	1462	442	327
1950	40	1452	443	323
1949	44	1393	447	325
1948	34	1598	436	319
1947	34	1633	357	362
1946	30	1617	305	370
1945	21	1825	237	387
1944	24	1698	248	381
1943	29	1556	261	380
1942	19	1981	207	425
1941	11	2668	175	443
1940	21	1745	134	501
1939	20	1731	97	581
1938	15	2113	99	590
1937	8	3146	73	700
1936	22	1593	80	653
1935	15	2095	61	790
1934	12	2424	58	822
1933	14	2161	55	834
1932	15	2130	43	1004
1931	8	3226	47	959
1930	11	2690	53	915
1929	13	2437	44	1026
1928	12	2623	44	1041
1927	19	2026	55	924
1926	9	3269	42	1092
1925	19	2018	52	933
1924	16	2308	59	907
1923	17	2169	59	882
1922	13	2612	60	891
1921	12	2762	75	772
1920	12	2731	61	877
1919	21	1801	57	877
1918	21	1805	50	943
1917	14	2316	56	855
1916	14	2246	42	984
1915	12	2384	53	846
1914	10	2265	32	986
1913	11	1883	28	930
1912	12	1620	20	1023
1911	<5	—	21	689
1910	8	1773	23	598
1909	5	2208	24	530
1908	5	2101	13	744
1907	6	1821	14	699
1906	<5	—	16	590
1905	8	1420	13	666
1904	5	1877	12	686
1903	12	1027	9	783
1902	<5	—	12	651
1901	<5	—	10	683
1900	5	1932	12	743
1899	<5	—	8	786
1898	5	1700	10	701
1897	6	1385	11	652
1896	<5	—	21	424
1895	6	1426	11	640
1894	<5	—	18	464
1893	6	1277	16	459
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	8	700
1890	7	1099	9	667
1889	5	1279	11	581
1888	<5	—	16	484
1887	<5	—	9	631
1886	<5	—	13	512
1885	<5	—	17	439
1884	<5	—	9	663
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	7	740	13	514
1881	<5	—	12	503
1880	<5	—	17	425

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Other spellings

Carrie · 267,540 Carey · 29,621 Cari · 12,870 Carie · 4,399 Carri · 3,466 Carry · 1,659

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Recorded as girls 18% · boys 82% across all years