Girls' name · since 1936
Nary
153 babies named Nary in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
153 girls have been named Nary since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nary has 153 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1994.
- #22,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1936
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nary ranks #22,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1936, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nary's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nary's full recorded timeline at 1988, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1994
- Peak year (1986)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Nary by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (102 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Nary's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 102 births (67% of all-time use).
Nary by state
Where Nary concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 26.1% |
40 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nary's data
- Nary's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 1990s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Narys (40 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1936–1994 (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 Nary 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.