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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 122 babies (rank #255 that year). In 2024 it was given to 20 girls (rank #1,244). 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.

1,966
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
122
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
1991122#255
1992109#273
1993103#284
199463#397
199557#474
199667#402
199765#412
199856#452
199960#441
200049#495
200155#460
200239#619
200338#643
200433#708
200538#653
200645#594
200750#564
200883#378
200993#354
201072#431
201154#541
201266#463
201361#496
201479#414
201553#568
201660#526
201758#535
201858#524
201936#779
202038#736
202131#888
202230#873
202325#1,020
202420#1,244