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Cary
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18% girls / 82% boys
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Where babies named Cary are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Cary is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Cary is most common in Alabama (1.6 times), Georgia (1.5) and Louisiana (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Cary are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Cary is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Cary is most common in Virginia (4.4 times), Illinois (2.3) and California (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9% | 91% |
| 1890s | 20% | 80% |
| 1900s | 25% | 75% |
| 1910s | 24% | 76% |
| 1920s | 20% | 80% |
| 1930s | 17% | 83% |
| 1940s | 9% | 91% |
| 1950s | 14% | 86% |
| 1960s | 13% | 87% |
| 1970s | 31% | 69% |
| 1980s | 26% | 74% |
| 1990s | 21% | 79% |
| 2000s | 19% | 81% |
| 2010s | 13% | 87% |
| 2020s | 3% | 97% |