Cary has been given to about 29,827 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1959, when 906 babies were given the name, ranking 930th. The typical living American called Cary is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.