Unisex name · since 1960
Sary
73 babies named Sary in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sary is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 73 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Sary recorded 73 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2020.
- #30,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sary ranks #30,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sary's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sary splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sary popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2020
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sary popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Sary as boys' name)
Sary by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Sary's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sary's data
- Sary's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1960–2020 (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 Sary 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.