Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Kary

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Kary

How many people are named Kary?

An estimated 1,697 living Americans are named Kary.

How rare is Kary?

Kary fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Kary?

The median age of a living American named Kary is approximately 49 years, with most bearers falling between 36 and 58 years old.

Is Kary still popular?

Not especially. Kary has been declining since its 1972 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Kary most common?

Kary has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.

1936Peak 19722025

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,962

Kary last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 1,962 American girls received the name.

Kary peaked in 1972, when 76 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,962 Americans named Kary since 1936.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

Living profile

1,792

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age50

Core range37–59

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

California

1.6× higher affinity than the national baseline.

California · 1960s 1.6×