Cary

Cary is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Cary are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 82%Female 18%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 82% male / 18% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 24,265 male / 5,312 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cary

To address Cary when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cary," in English, "Guten Tag Cary," in German. About 82% of people named Cary are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cary,

German

Guten Tag Cary,

French

Bonjour Cary,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cary:

Chinese

Cary您好：

Japanese

Cary様

English

Hi Cary,

German

Hi Cary,

French

Salut Cary,

Spanish

Hola Cary,

Chinese

Cary你好：

Japanese

Caryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Cary by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	82%

United States birth data

24,265 male · 5,312 female · 29,577 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 77% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cary a male or female name?

Cary is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Cary are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Cary in an email?

Is Cary a unisex name?

Cary is not a unisex name: 82% of people named Cary are men. Cary leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cary a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cary (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_cary,
  title  = {Is Cary a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cary},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}