How Many People Are Named Karry?
An estimated 1,593 people in the United States have the first name Karry. It is used for both genders, with 64.9% female. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Karry peaked in popularity in 1971 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karry as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karry paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Karry is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,593
About 1 in 215,163 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
64.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1971
76 births
Total Registered
1,848
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karry
Karry is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.1%) and females (64.9%). Out of 1,848 total births registered, 648 were male and 1,200 were female.
Karry as a male name
Ranked #11,457 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1960 (35 births)
Karry as a female name
Ranked #17,840 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1971 (60 births)
Karry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karry span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 545 babies were registered. Karry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karry by Decade
How has Karry tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karry by State
Birth registrations for Karry span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 18 Karrys were registered per state.
Karry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karry
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karry?
We estimate approximately 1,593 people named Karry are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 215,163 Americans share this first name.
Is Karry a common name?
Karry is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,848 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karry most popular?
Karry reached peak popularity in 1971, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karry is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karry a female name?
Karry is predominantly female. 64.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karry Smith, Karry Johnson, Karry Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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