How Many People Are Named Kary?

2,889

people named Kary are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 118,305 people in the US has this name

Based on 3,378 babies named Kary in Social Security records from 1917 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#5,296

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#347

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Peak Year

1971

108 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
62.4%
Male
37.6%

Of the babies given the name Kary, 62.4% were girls and 37.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kary rose from 34.3% in the 1940s to 92.9% in the 2000s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Kary alive today is about 50 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 61 in 2025.

Under 30 333
11.5%
30 to 59 1,714
59.3%
60 and over 842
29.1%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Kary first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1971, to 108 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.

Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2023

🏆 Rank History

Kary has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,330, in 1972. Among boys, its best rank was #1,082, in 1958.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#1,330 (1972)#1,082 (1958)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,711 in the 1970s#1,193 in the 1960s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Kary alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Kary were born in California than in any other state: about 154 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kary was given 4.8 times as often in California and 2.3 times in Texas.

California 154
Texas 47
Illinois 27
New York 26
Ohio 15
Michigan 15
Louisiana 9
Arizona 5
Florida 5
Indiana 4
Utah 4

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