Recorded 1946–1971 Unisex name Peak 1960 57 births

Tary — boys' name

57 babies named Tary in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s171960s241970s5
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tary was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tary in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tary

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Tary between 1946 and 1971, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tary currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Tary is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tary performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tary 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 57 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.

Tary at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

57

Since 1946

26 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1946

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1971

Tary popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1946

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1971196919661962196019561954195319491946 5

Tary popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 1957 (Tary as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
4.555.566.577.5 19841970196219591957 7

Tary by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 42% of Tary's all-time total
1940s111950s171960s241970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tary?
57 babies have been named Tary since 1946. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Tary most popular?
Tary was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Is Tary a unisex name?
Yes, Tary is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 57 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Tary been used?
Tary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 26 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Tary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1946–1971 (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.