Is Karry a boy or girl name?

Karry is a unisex name. Of the 1,848 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 64.9% were girls and 35.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1964, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Karry

Recorded 1934–2019 · United States

Karry was most popular in 1971, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,246 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,848 people named Karry.

Karry over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karry’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karry a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karry is a unisex name — 64.9% of the 1,848 Americans given it were girls and 35.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1964 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Karry

Where Karry is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org