Over the past 110 years, 2 161 girls and 19 852 boys have been named Cary. The name Cary ranks 2731th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Cary in 1939. The peak of popularity of the name Cary came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.