Today, Cary is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #3,682) with about 32 babies named Cary each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1957, Cary reached #268 nationally — 788 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Cary's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 29,795 babies have been registered as Cary since 1880.