Names / Unisex names
Cary
Current rank
#3,676
holding steady
All-time peak
#264
in 1966
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
29,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #264 in 1966 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Beloved (Irish). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1880. Its strongest year was 1966, at #264 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 29,800 children have been given the name overall.