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Cara Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cara? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 6 0.0017%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 5 0.0009%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 7 0.0008%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 10 0.0009%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 11 0.001%
1923 — 5 0.0004%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 13 0.0012%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 10 0.001%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 5 0.0005%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 5 0.0005%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 5 0.0005%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 5 0.0005%
1941 — 10 0.0009%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 7 0.0005%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 11 0.0009%
1946 — 11 0.0007%
1947 — 10 0.0006%
1948 — 11 0.0007%
1949 — 35 0.0022%
1950 — 21 0.0013%
1951 — 36 0.0021%
1952 — 50 0.0029%
1953 — 46 0.0026%
1954 — 70 0.0038%
1955 — 79 0.0043%
1956 — 116 0.0061%
1957 — 96 0.005%
1958 — 66 0.0035%
1959 — 152 0.008%
1960 — 162 0.0086%
1961 — 275 0.0146%
1962 — 399 0.0217%
1963 — 658 0.0367%
1964 — 627 0.0356%
1965 — 974 0.0596%
1966 — 636 0.0407%
1967 — 563 0.0371%
1968 — 466 0.031%
1969 — 595 0.0386%
1970 — 679 0.0427%
1971 — 714 0.0475%
1972 — 689 0.0506%
1973 — 820 0.0633%
1974 — 1,044 0.0803%
1975 — 1,178 0.0917%
1976 — 1,088 0.0844%
1977 — 1,388 0.103%
1978 — 1,330 0.0989%
1979 — 1,229 0.0872%
1980 — 1,249 0.0854%
1981 — 1,239 0.0843%
1982 — 1,310 0.0877%
1983 — 1,360 0.0922%
1984 — 1,430 0.0961%
1985 — 1,450 0.0955%
1986 — 1,323 0.0876%
1987 — 1,212 0.0794%
1988 — 1,252 0.0803%
1989 — 1,253 0.0776%
1990 — 1,190 0.0718%
1991 — 1,243 0.0763%
1992 — 1,094 0.0685%
1993 — 1,087 0.0697%
1994 — 992 0.0646%
1995 — 875 0.0581%
1996 — 832 0.0556%
1997 — 773 0.0523%
1998 — 765 0.0511%
1999 — 699 0.0467%
2000 — 692 0.0453%
2001 — 566 0.0376%
2002 — 550 0.0367%
2003 — 515 0.0339%
2004 — 525 0.0344%
2005 — 485 0.0317%
2006 — 494 0.0315%
2007 — 548 0.0347%
2008 — 647 0.0419%
2009 — 637 0.0426%
2010 — 402 0.0279%
2011 — 422 0.0296%
2012 — 353 0.0248%
2013 — 404 0.0284%
2014 — 373 0.0256%
2015 — 326 0.0224%
2016 — 313 0.0217%
2017 — 251 0.018%
2018 — 256 0.0186%
2019 — 185 0.0137%
2020 — 229 0.018%
2021 — 178 0.0146%
2022 — 161 0.0122%
2023 — 123 0.0095%

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Names Like Cara

If you like Cara, you’ll love these other names like Cara.


What names are variants of Cara?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Cara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Caera

Beloved; friend

Latin

Carabelle

Beloved; friend; God's promise

Italian

Caragh

Beloved; friend

Latin

Carah

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caralea

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caralee

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caralia

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caralie

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caralin

Beloved; friend; free man

Latin

Caralyn

Beloved; friend; free man

Latin

Caranda

Beloved; friend

Latin

Caretta

Beloved; friend

Latin

Carina

Beloved

Latin

Carine

Beloved; friend; maiden

Latin

Carrie

Free man

German

Carry

Beloved; friend; free man

Latin

Kaara

Beloved; friend

Latin

Kaira

Beloved; friend; lord

Latin

Kara

A short form of Karen.

Latin

Karalee

Beloved; friend

Latin

Karina

Love

Scandinavian

Karine

Beloved; friend; maiden

Scandinavian

Karra

Beloved; friend

Latin

Karrie

Beloved; friend

Latin

Karry

Beloved; friend

Latin

Lacara

Beloved; friend

Latin


What names sound like Cara?

If you like how Cara sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cari

Love

Gaelic

Caro

Free man

German

Cary

Love; free man

German

Cora

Maiden

Greek


What names are similar to Cara?

Find a name that’s like Cara, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Careen

Modern

Carissa

Beloved; grace

Latin

Carita

Beloved

Latin

Charis

Grace

Greek


Lists With Cara

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1 Comment

  1. Love the name! I found this website and decided to name my newborn Cara! Thank you for inspiring me to name my beautiful baby girl this lovely name


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