Is Kary a boy or girl name?
Kary was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 58.1% of the 3,378 US babies named Kary were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kary since 1917
- 3,378
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Kary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 45 | 10 | 18.2% |
| 1940s | 113 | 59 | 34.3% |
| 1950s | 268 | 189 | 41.4% |
| 1960s | 415 | 397 | 48.9% |
| 1970s | 269 | 571 | 68% |
| 1980s | 172 | 301 | 63.6% |
| 1990s | 89 | 192 | 68.3% |
| 2000s | 11 | 144 | 92.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,684 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,424 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,624 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,279 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,657 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,123 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,311 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,801 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,794 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,916 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,827 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,058 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,862 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,572 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,572 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,483 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,796 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,971 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,389 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,602 | 20 | #5,771 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,276 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,981 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,513 | 14 | #7,024 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,205 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,371 | 15 | #6,326 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,261 | 12 | #7,344 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,389 | 22 | #4,600 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,364 | 20 | #4,917 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,863 | 23 | #4,457 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,448 | 26 | #4,018 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,939 | 17 | #5,525 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,697 | 27 | #3,844 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,727 | 27 | #3,731 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,558 | 22 | #4,086 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,102 | 24 | #3,676 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,842 | 23 | #3,692 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,199 | 34 | #2,769 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,071 | 29 | #3,014 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,153 | 37 | #2,493 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,472 | 38 | #2,508 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,379 | 40 | #2,426 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,026 | 27 | #3,161 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,341 | 47 | #2,128 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,159 | 51 | #1,925 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,763 | 64 | #1,644 |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,031 | 52 | #1,804 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,035 | 65 | #1,548 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,637 | 52 | #1,745 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,275 | 45 | #1,866 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,944 | 76 | #1,330 |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,318 | 67 | #1,507 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,360 | 52 | #1,743 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,287 | 38 | #2,038 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,196 | 48 | #1,692 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,300 | 60 | #1,433 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,250 | 30 | #2,165 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,196 | 24 | #2,500 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,207 | 40 | #1,876 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,083 | 42 | #1,801 |
| 1962 | 48 | #1,113 | 39 | #1,842 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,288 | 53 | #1,560 |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,144 | 23 | #2,546 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,255 | 30 | #2,082 |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,083 | 27 | #2,187 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,403 | 31 | #1,971 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,665 | 25 | #2,218 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,522 | 23 | #2,308 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,451 | 18 | #2,643 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,653 | 9 | #4,081 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,193 | 13 | #3,020 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,917 | 13 | #2,973 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,981 | 10 | #3,500 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,171 | 9 | #3,733 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,758 | 12 | #3,149 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,991 | 7 | #4,211 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,929 | 6 | #4,290 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,652 | 10 | #3,158 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,702 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,654 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,026 | 5 | #4,536 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,233 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,118 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,705 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,537 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,763 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kary reached #1,083 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #1,330 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kary
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.