Boys' name · since 1938

Jary

72 babies named Jary in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,639 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1938
1960s
peak decade

Jary is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 72 have been recorded since 1938.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jary has been recorded 72 times among boys since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1990.

  • #19,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1938
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jary ranks #19,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1938, peaking in the 1960s.

#19,639 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1938
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jary's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% 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.

Jary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jary splits its recorded history at 1962: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1938194619511962196519701990 5

Jary by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (28 births, 39% of the file).

1960s was Jary's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Jary births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 28 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jary? ▼
72 babies have been named Jary since 1938. All-time, it sits at #19,639 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
Where does Jary sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jary ranks #19,639 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 Jary most popular? ▼
Jary was most popular in the 1960s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Jary been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jary since 1938 -- 53 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Jary? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jary's data

  • Jary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Jary

Nearby Names Like Jary

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

Jared Boy
#396 206,351 births
Jarrod Boy
#6879 25,286 births
Jarrett Boy
#2391 22,892 births
Jarvis Boy
#2837 17,720 births
Jarred Boy
#6882 13,255 births

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Plumer
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Helton
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jary: 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, 1938–1990 (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 Jary 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.