Given name & surname
Karry
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
Karry is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karry is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,848
- 648 boys · 1,200 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 35% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,816 as a first name in 2020; 179 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karry’s family of names
Karry has a related form in Karoline. In Greek usage, Karry as a surname is a transliteration of Κάρρυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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