NameTides

Cary

Cary was the #3,658 boys' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Cary as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Cary as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Cary as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,658 (30)#5,137 (3)—
2024#3,524 (32)#3,255 (6)—
2023#4,456 (23)——
2022#3,216 (37)#4,790 (3)—
2021#3,912 (27)——
2020#3,918 (26)——
2019#2,943 (41)#4,702 (3)—
2018#4,476 (22)#3,011 (6)—
2017#3,518 (31)#3,449 (5)—
2016#3,230 (35)#4,023 (4)—
2015#3,431 (32)#4,747 (3)#2,715 (5)
2014#4,538 (21)—#2,667 (5)
2013#4,313 (22)——
2012#3,714 (28)——
2011#3,605 (29)——

Cary as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Cary as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Cary as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2024#15,293 (5)—
2018#15,682 (5)—
2017#15,902 (5)—
2014#13,069 (7)—
2013#14,582 (6)—
2012#16,869 (5)—
2011#11,181 (9)—
2010#13,448 (7)—
2009#13,704 (7)—
2008#13,832 (7)—
2007#12,676 (8)—
2005#7,891 (14)—
2004#9,264 (11)—
2002#11,108 (8)—
2001#7,724 (13)#3,998 (3)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1966 at #264.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2024, 14% of US babies named Cary were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cary is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 54,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 36,000 to 1 in 83,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cary by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cary (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaryCanadaBoys—too few
CaryEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CaryEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
CaryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CaryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CaryUSGirls—too few
CaryUSBoys#3,65830