How Many People Are Named Keary?
An estimated 606 people in the United States have the first name Keary. It is used for both genders, with 84.8% male. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Keary peaked in popularity in 1974 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keary 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 Keary paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
606
About 1 in 565,601 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.8% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1974
40 births
Total Registered
684
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keary
Keary is predominantly male (84.8%), though 104 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Keary as a male name
Ranked #9,321 in 1999
6 male births in 1999
Peak: 1974 (33 births)
Keary as a female name
Ranked #13,465 in 2004
7 female births in 2004
Peak: 1971 (10 births)
Keary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keary span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 285 babies were registered. Keary has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keary by Decade
How has Keary 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.
Keary by State
Keary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keary
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keary?
We estimate approximately 606 people named Keary 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 565,601 Americans share this first name.
Is Keary a common name?
Keary is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 684 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keary most popular?
Keary reached peak popularity in 1974, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keary is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keary a male name?
Keary is predominantly male. 84.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keary Smith, Keary Johnson, Keary 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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