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Boy name

Dary

86% boys · last recorded 2024

Dary has been given to about 168 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 147
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dary per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time168

How popular is Dary?

Its best year was 1987, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 7194th. The typical living American called Dary is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Dary

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gary0.81
  2. Cary0.81
  3. Larry0.78
  4. Harry0.78
  5. Barry0.78
  6. Garry0.78
  7. Darby0.79
  8. Daryl0.75

Middle names for Dary

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dary John0.77
  2. Dary Lee0.77
  3. Dary Bryce0.76
  4. Dary Ross0.76
  5. Dary Quinn0.76
  6. Dary Neal0.76

Sibling names for Dary

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.58
  2. Barronbrother · 0.57
  3. Timothybrother · 0.54
  4. Georginasister · 0.54
  5. Jolenesister · 0.52
  6. Laurasister · 0.52

Where Dary is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dary Anderson0.74
    2. Dary White0.72
    3. Dary Reyes0.72
    4. Dary Nguyen0.72
    5. Dary Moore0.72
    6. Dary Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dary

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.