Sary
Sary is a given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Sary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sary is a given name and surname.
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The Story of Sary
As a girl name
Sary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 9 births, good for #6,955 nationwide. About 48% of every Sary on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sary last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Sary on the record books as a boy name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 5 Sarys were born — ranking #6,952 that year. Sary last appeared in the published SSA data in 1987, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sary
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sary Matnorotin (born 1996), Cambodian footballer
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Names that sound like Sary
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sary is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Sary
Sary is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Sary's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #6,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Sary'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.