Unisex name · since 1889
Ary
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 501 babies named Ary, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,765 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1889
- 2020s
- peak decade
501 babies have been named Ary since 1889, making it today's #4765 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ary has been recorded 501 times among girls since 1889, currently ranked #4765 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #11,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,765 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 501 born since 1889
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ary ranks #11,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,765 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 501 born since 1889, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,765 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1889
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ary's 501 recorded births place it above 83.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ary compares
501 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ary's all-time total is 33% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ary | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 501 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ary's full recorded timeline at 1971, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ary popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Ary popularity over time - boys
359 total births recorded since 1917 (Ary as boys' name)
Ary by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (124 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Ary's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 124 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ary compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ary's total volume
Ary by state
Where Ary concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Arys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1889–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ary draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.