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 [ 2 syll. ca-ry, car-y ] The girl name Cary is also used as a boy name, and more frequently so. It is pronounced KEHRiy KEY. Cary is of Germanic and Old Welsh origin. It is used mainly in English. Cary is a spelling variant of the English Carrie. Cary is also a form (English) of the English and French Caroline. Cary is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1975 with 0.013% of baby girls being named Cary. It had a ranking of #721 then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. Among the family of girl names directly related to Cary, the English and French Caroline was the most regularly used in 2008. Cary has in the last century been mainly given to boys. There were 58% more boys than girls who were named Cary in 1977. Baby names that sound like Cary include the English Carey, the English Carie, the English Carrey, the English Carrie, the English Karie, the Welsh and English Keri, the English Kerie, the English Kerrey, the English Kerri, the English Kerrie, the English Kerry, the English Kery, the English, German, and Italian Cara, the English Carah, the English and Welsh Cari, the English Caro, the English Carra, the English Carri, the English Carry, and the Italian Chiara. KEY: Pronunciation for Cary: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
