Kary Girl
How popular is Kary?
Peaked in 1972
No babies were recorded with the name Kary in 2025. It was most used in 1972, when 76 girls got the name.
2,917living people named Kary (est.)
53median age of people named Kary
3,378babies named Kary since 1880
Kary popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1972 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,325 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Kary counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kairi family of names ranked #615 for girls in 2025 (#604 the year before), with 451 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kairi | 239 | 53% |
| Kari | 90 | 20% |
| Carrie | 63 | 14% |
| Cari | 10 | 2% |
| Kairy | 20 | 4% |
| Karri | 8 | 2% |
| Karrie | 7 | 2% |
| Karie | 7 | 2% |
| Kayri | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kary by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | #4,179 |
| 1940s | 59 | #3,039 |
| 1950s | 189 | #1,956 |
| 1960s | 397 | #1,428 |
| 1970s | 571 | #1,325 |
| 1980s | 301 | #2,409 |
| 1990s | 192 | #3,808 |
| 2000s | 144 | #5,169 |
| 2010s | 72 | #9,476 |
| 2020s | 27 | #11,141 |
Questions
- Is Kary a boy or girl name?
- Kary is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kary were girls.
- How popular is the name Kary?
- No babies were recorded with the name Kary in 2025. It was most used in 1972, when 76 girls got the name.
- When was Kary most popular?
- Kary peaked in 1972, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,325 in 1972.
- How many people are named Kary?
- 3,378 babies have been named Kary in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,917 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.