Is Keary a boy or girl name?

Keary is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 684 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.2% were girls and 84.8% were boys.

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Keary

Recorded 1949–2004 · United States

Keary was most popular in 1974, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,271 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 684 people named Keary.

Keary over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keary’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keary a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keary is mostly a boy’s name — 15.2% of the 684 Americans given it were girls and 84.8% were 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.

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