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 [ 2 syll. ca-ry, car-y ] The boy name Cary is also used, but less often, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KEHRiy KEY. Cary is an English name of Old Welsh and Germanic origin. Cary is a variant (English) of the name Charles (English and French). Cary is also a variant of the name Carey (English). Cary is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1966 with 0.042% of baby boys being given the name Cary. It ranked at #264 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is currently of very light use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Cary, Charles (English and French) was the most regularly used in 2008. Cary has in the past century been mostly given to boys. In 1977, the name Cary was given to 58% more boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Cary include Carey (English), Keri (English), Kerri (English), Kerrie (English), Kerry (English), Casar (Slavic), Cäsar (German), Chirayu (Indian), Coree (English), Corey (English), Cori (English), Corie (English), Corrie (English), Corry (English), Cory (English), Currey (English), Currie (English), Curro (Spanish), Curry (English), and Kaarle (Finnish). A famous person named Cary is Cary Grant, Actor, born Archibald Alexander Leach, 18 January 1904 - 29 November 1986, Bristol, England. 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)"   |
