Infographic of Cary name meaning, which is “He who is manly,” from the Greek kanjon, a kernel or a nut, in allusion to the male testicles.
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Cary Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cary? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 5 0.0013%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 5 0.0009%
1914 — 5 0.0007%
1915 — 12 0.0013%
1916 — 24 0.0025%
1917 — 22 0.0022%
1918 — 22 0.002%
1919 — 23 0.0022%
1920 — 32 0.0029%
1921 — 50 0.0044%
1922 — 42 0.0038%
1923 — 33 0.0029%
1924 — 27 0.0023%
1925 — 18 0.0016%
1926 — 18 0.0016%
1927 — 26 0.0023%
1928 — 15 0.0014%
1929 — 14 0.0014%
1930 — 23 0.0022%
1931 — 13 0.0013%
1932 — 11 0.0011%
1933 — 31 0.0033%
1934 — 19 0.002%
1935 — 21 0.0022%
1936 — 34 0.0035%
1937 — 28 0.0028%
1938 — 47 0.0046%
1939 — 59 0.0058%
1940 — 99 0.0093%
1941 — 133 0.0118%
1942 — 161 0.0127%
1943 — 199 0.0152%
1944 — 200 0.0161%
1945 — 185 0.0152%
1946 — 260 0.0176%
1947 — 307 0.0184%
1948 — 383 0.024%
1949 — 389 0.0242%
1950 — 406 0.0252%
1951 — 401 0.0237%
1952 — 409 0.0234%
1953 — 356 0.0201%
1954 — 473 0.0259%
1955 — 455 0.0247%
1956 — 515 0.0273%
1957 — 757 0.0393%
1958 — 555 0.0294%
1959 — 751 0.0395%
1960 — 748 0.0395%
1961 — 590 0.0313%
1962 — 761 0.0415%
1963 — 735 0.0409%
1964 — 721 0.041%
1965 — 657 0.0402%
1966 — 732 0.0469%
1967 — 600 0.0395%
1968 — 631 0.042%
1969 — 588 0.0382%
1970 — 544 0.0342%
1971 — 509 0.0339%
1972 — 367 0.0269%
1973 — 345 0.0266%
1974 — 261 0.0201%
1975 — 317 0.0247%
1976 — 280 0.0217%
1977 — 228 0.0169%
1978 — 186 0.0138%
1979 — 156 0.0111%
1980 — 149 0.0102%
1981 — 135 0.0092%
1982 — 118 0.0079%
1983 — 100 0.0068%
1984 — 120 0.0081%
1985 — 149 0.0098%
1986 — 121 0.008%
1987 — 128 0.0084%
1988 — 98 0.0063%
1989 — 119 0.0074%
1990 — 97 0.0059%
1991 — 97 0.006%
1992 — 71 0.0044%
1993 — 47 0.003%
1994 — 59 0.0038%
1995 — 29 0.0019%
1996 — 20 0.0013%
1997 — 27 0.0018%
1998 — 22 0.0015%
1999 — 12 0.0008%
2000 — 16 0.001%
2001 — 11 0.0007%
2002 — 11 0.0007%
2003 — 5 0.0003%
2004 — 7 0.0005%
2005 — 0 0%
2006 — 0 0%
2007 — 7 0.0004%
2008 — 8 0.0005%
2009 — 5 0.0003%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 7 0.0005%
2013 — 6 0.0004%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 5 0.0003%
2016 — 8 0.0006%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 6 0.0004%
2020 — 5 0.0004%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 11 0.0008%
2023 — 0 0%

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Names Like Cary

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What names are variants of Cary?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carey

A variant form of Caradoc.

Carrey

What names sound like Cary?

If you like how Cary sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cary.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carr

From the swampy place.

Scandinavian

Cory

From the hollow

English

Gary

Spear

English

What names are similar to Cary?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carroll

Man

German

Charles

Free man

German

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