Dary
Dary is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Dary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dary is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Dary
As a girl name
Dary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 8 Darys were born — ranking #7,987 that year. As of 2026, Dary ranks #7,987 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Darys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1955, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 9 Darys were born — ranking #2,818 that year. As of 2026, Dary ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 144 Darys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dary
Dary is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 144 births in the dataset. Dary's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,818. Use the chart and map above to compare Dary's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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