Clary

Boy · recorded 1915–1982

  • 1982last recorded
  • 1943best year

Most popular in 1943.

Last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Clary.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 27 recorded years as a table
Clary, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19159
19215
19235
19247
19278
19305
19346
19375
19386
19414
19424
194311
19444
19464
19474
19483
19504
19513
19523
19533
19544
19572
19624
19632
19643
19664
19823

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Clary isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982
5
Rank in 1982
#6,385
How rare
1 in 362,889 boys
Since 1915
177

Clary was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1943, at 11 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Clary doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.