Unisex name · since 1946
Tary
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.
- #21,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
57 boys have been named Tary since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tary recorded 57 times among boys since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1971.
- #21,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tary ranks #21,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tary's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tary's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tary popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1971
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Tary popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1957 (Tary as girls' name)
Tary by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (24 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Tary's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tary's data
- Tary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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 Tary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1946–1971 (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 Tary 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.