Cara

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Cara is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different languages. It is often considered a spelling variant of the name Kara.

From Wikipedia

Cara first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 39 babies (rank #114 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cara

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cara yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

84
Total babies (all years)
5
Years in the data
39
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198439#114
198638#115
20143#446
20151#1,261
20173#428