Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Pure
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cary
Pronunciation
c(a)-ry
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #268, 787 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3658, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #722, 204 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | – |
| 2024 | 31 | 5 |
| 2023 | 23 | – |
| 2022 | 37 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | – |
| 2019 | 41 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | 5 |
| 2017 | 31 | 5 |
| 2016 | 35 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #3249, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #3989, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #998, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #142, 18 births); most recent 1985 (rank #327, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence