Girls' name · since 1985
Theary
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Theary, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Theary sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theary has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1986.
- #52,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Theary ranks #52,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #52,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Theary's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Theary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Theary's full recorded timeline at 1986, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 6 recorded births.
Theary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1986
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Theary by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Theary's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Theary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Theary: 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 (~1 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, 1985–1986 (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 Theary 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.