as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which comes from one of the places in Devon or Somerset so called from an old Celtic river name. Cary became popular as a given name in the middle of the 20th century, due to the fame of the film actor Cary Grant (1904–89), who was born in Bristol and made his first theatrical appearances under his original name of Archie Leach.
| 955th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 29,958
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Cary per capita
- 1966
- marked the height of its popularity
10%
90%
28%
55+
55+
65%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
0.88%
0-12
0-12
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