Unisex name · since 1955

Dary

144 babies named Dary in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,008 of 45,481
all-time among boys
144
born since 1955
1960s
peak decade

Dary is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 144 have been recorded since 1955.

Dary has 144 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.

  • #15,008 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 144 born since 1955
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dary ranks #15,008 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.

#15,008 of 45,481
all-time among boys
144
born since 1955
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dary's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dary's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dary popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1958)
9
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
45678910 195519581961196619701983199420162024 5

Dary popularity over time - girls

24 total births recorded since 1982 (Dary as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 24 births
456789 1982198519861987 8

Dary by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (49 births, 34% of the file).

1960s was Dary's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Dary births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 49 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dary? ▼
Since 1955, Social Security records show 144 babies named Dary. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,008 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1958, with 9 births.
Where does Dary sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dary ranks #15,008 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dary most popular? ▼
Dary was most popular in the 1960s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Is Dary a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dary is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 144 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Dary been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dary since 1955 -- 70 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Dary? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dary's data

  • Dary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dary

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dary

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1955–2024 (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 Dary 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.