US rank #5143 Unisex name Peak 2024 472 births

Ary — #5143 US unisex name

472 babies named Ary in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s71890s101900s351910s541920s351940s51950s301960s141970s311980s282000s372010s902020s96
#5143
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ary was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Ary in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ary

The Social Security Administration has registered 472 babies named Ary between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ary currently holds the #5143 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Ary is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 349 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ary performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Ary shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ary in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ary in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 472 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ary at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

472

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,143

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ary popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
051015202530 20242016200619761955192119101889 7

Ary popularity over time — boys

349 total births recorded since 1917 (Ary as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 349 births
05101520 20242017201120051998199019701917 6

Ary by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
96 births that decade — 20% of Ary's all-time total
1880s71890s101900s351910s541920s351940s51950s301960s141970s311980s282000s372010s902020s96

Ary by state

Where Ary concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ary
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Ary's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ary?
472 babies have been named Ary since 1889. It currently ranks #5143 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Ary most popular?
Ary was most popular in the 2020s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ary most popular?
The top states for the name Ary are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Ary a unisex name?
Yes, Ary is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 472 births, and as a boy's name it has 349 births.
How long has the name Ary been used?
Ary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 136 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arya, Aryanna, Aryana, Aryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.