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Cary

Rooted in Welsh, Cary is a boy's name that means "Welsh place name". It belongs mostly to the 1960s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 29,285 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

WelshWelsh place name
Etymology"Castle" or "fort"
Births by decade
1900s
181
1910s
505
1920s
693
1930s
806
1940s
3,074
1950s
6,310
1960s
8,105
1970s
5,210
1980s
2,424
1990s
1,270
2000s
447
2010s
260
Peaked in the 1960s · 29,285 total U.S. births since 1900