Kary
Kary is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kary is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kary
As a girl name
Kary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1936, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 76 Karys were born — ranking #1,325 that year. As of 2026, Kary ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Karys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 50 Karys were born — ranking #1,081 that year. As of 2026, Kary ranks #10,151 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Karys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kary
Kary is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kary's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,325. Use the chart and map above to compare Kary'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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