Unisex name · since 1949
Keary
Keary has 580 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keary is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 580 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keary has been recorded 580 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1999.
- #7,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 580 born since 1949
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keary ranks #7,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 580 born since 1949, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 580
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keary's 580 recorded births place it above 84.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Keary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keary's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keary popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1999
- Peak year (1974)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Keary popularity over time - girls
104 total births recorded since 1965 (Keary as girls' name)
Keary by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (234 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Keary's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Keary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 234 births (40% of all-time use).
How Keary compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keary's total volume
Keary by state
Where Keary concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Keary's decade-level peak was the 1970s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kearys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Keary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1949–1999 (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 Keary 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.