Keary
Keary is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:Albert Keary (1886–1962), English footballer Andrew Keary, Irish hurler Annie Keary (1825−1879), English novelist Charles Francis Keary (1848−1917), British scholar and historian Henry Keary (1857−1937), British Indian Army officer Luke Keary, Australian rugby league player Pat Keary (1901−1974), Australian rules…
Meaning & Origin of Keary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keary is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:Albert Keary (1886–1962), English footballer Andrew Keary, Irish hurler Annie Keary (1825−1879), English novelist Charles Francis Keary (1848−1917), British scholar and historian Henry Keary (1857−1937), British Indian Army officer Luke Keary, Australian rugby league player Pat Keary (1901−1974), Australian rules…
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The Story of Keary
As a girl name
Keary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 10 Kearys were born — ranking #5,136 that year. As of 2026, Keary ranks #12,761 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 104 Kearys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Keary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1949, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 33 Kearys were born — ranking #1,520 that year. As of 2026, Keary ranks #8,702 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 580 Kearys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Keary
Keary is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 580 births in the dataset. Keary's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #1,520. Use the chart and map above to compare Keary'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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