Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Cary
Endangered
Down 96.2% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
788
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Cary
How many people are named Cary?
An estimated 16,851 living Americans are named Cary.
How rare is Cary?
Cary is very rare among babies today, with 30 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.2% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Cary?
The median age of a living American named Cary is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 67 years old.
Is Cary still popular?
No. Cary is endangered as a baby name, down 96.2% from its 1957 peak with 30 births in 2025.
Where is Cary most common?
Cary has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
96.2%
2025
30
All-time
24,504
Where it lives now
Cary is most concentrated in Utah — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1960s. It also runs high in Oklahoma.
States where Cary is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.