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By Clare Green · Sep 2026

Cary

OriginEnglish, Irish
Meaning"black, dark"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Cary as a girl's name

About Cary

Variation of Carey

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Cary ranked #3676 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #264 in 1966, Nameberry popularity #817.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,5612110.9
2015#3,4423216.7
2016#3,2413518.4
2017#3,5263116.7
2018#4,4992212.1
2019#2,9484122.9
2020#3,9382615.1
2021#3,9252715.4
2022#3,2223721.2
2023#4,4752313.4
2024#3,6073118
2025#3,6763017.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#817🫐 Nameberry

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