Feminine dossier · first seen 1991

Carys

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carys
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2006

Peak era

2006

Peak rank proxy

196

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1991Peak 20062024

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

85.2%

2024

All-time

2,295

Carys is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2006, when 196 girls were named Carys.

In 2024, only 29 girls were given the name.

Down 85.2% from its peak.

All told, about 2,295 Americans have been named Carys and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1991.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2006

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