Recorded 1960–2020 Unisex name Peak 1985 73 births

Sary — unisex name

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.

1960s61980s351990s52000s162010s52020s6
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sary was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sary in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sary

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Sary between 1960 and 2020, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Sary is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1987.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sary performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sary in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sary at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

73

Since 1960

61 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1960

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2020

Sary popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1960

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
45678910 202020102005200220011993198819871986198519831960 6

Sary popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1987 (Sary as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1987 5

Sary by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 48% of Sary's all-time total
1960s61980s351990s52000s162010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sary?
73 babies have been named Sary since 1960. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Sary most popular?
Sary was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Sary a unisex name?
Yes, Sary is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 73 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Sary been used?
Sary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 61 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Sary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.