Kara

Kara

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Kara first appears in the data in 1896 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 3,280 babies (rank #106 that year). In 2024 it was given to 261 girls (rank #988). The name has been declining over the last five years.

101,796

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,280

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1896	5	#1,713
1919	7	#4,044
1931	5	#4,673
1932	6	#4,160
1933	8	#3,268
1934	6	#4,052
1935	8	#3,308
1936	7	#3,547
1937	15	#2,140
1938	13	#2,389
1939	13	#2,354
1940	12	#2,492
1941	17	#2,055
1942	24	#1,734
1943	17	#2,193
1944	20	#1,941
1945	19	#1,960
1946	25	#1,830
1947	39	#1,516
1948	26	#1,879
1949	22	#2,098
1950	32	#1,664
1951	40	#1,493
1952	40	#1,533
1953	54	#1,322
1954	53	#1,388
1955	83	#1,100
1956	116	#937
1957	92	#1,093
1958	122	#935
1959	111	#1,002
1960	135	#910
1961	319	#554
1962	516	#429
1963	818	#329
1964	663	#367
1965	798	#319
1966	580	#380
1967	949	#275
1968	908	#290
1969	1,354	#222
1970	1,503	#209
1971	1,469	#204
1972	1,454	#196
1973	1,630	#167
1974	2,304	#125
1975	2,358	#118
1976	2,037	#138
1977	2,415	#120
1978	2,290	#127
1979	2,300	#125
1980	2,445	#127
1981	2,439	#121
1982	2,661	#113
1983	2,714	#101
1984	2,855	#95
1985	2,811	#98
1986	2,722	#102
1987	2,699	#104
1988	3,039	#95
1989	3,122	#101
1990	3,036	#110
1991	3,280	#106
1992	2,931	#114
1993	2,527	#131
1994	2,376	#134
1995	2,148	#152
1996	1,909	#165
1997	1,907	#161
1998	1,711	#176
1999	1,688	#183
2000	1,649	#192
2001	1,476	#216
2002	1,403	#223
2003	1,356	#239
2004	1,284	#249
2005	1,230	#267
2006	1,192	#282
2007	1,171	#289
2008	1,338	#257
2009	1,391	#238
2010	1,113	#292
2011	938	#339
2012	860	#364
2013	834	#374
2014	730	#440
2015	624	#507
2016	626	#499
2017	609	#516
2018	621	#500
2019	530	#575
2020	426	#673
2021	373	#764
2022	319	#870
2023	283	#939
2024	261	#988

Year

Babies

Rank

1896

#1,713

1919

#4,044

1931

#4,673

1932

#4,160

1933

#3,268

1934

#4,052

1935

#3,308

1936

#3,547

1937

#2,140

1938

#2,389

1939

#2,354

1940

#2,492

1941

#2,055

1942

#1,734

1943

#2,193

1944

#1,941

1945

#1,960

1946

#1,830

1947

#1,516

1948

#1,879

1949

#2,098

1950

#1,664

1951

#1,493

1952

#1,533

1953

#1,322

1954

#1,388

1955

#1,100

1956

116

#937

1957

#1,093

1958

122

#935

1959

111

#1,002

1960

135

#910

1961

319

#554

1962

516

#429

1963

818

#329

1964

663

#367

1965

798

#319

1966

580

#380

1967

949

#275

1968

908

#290

1969

1,354

#222

1970

1,503

#209

1971

1,469

#204

1972

1,454

#196

1973

1,630

#167

1974

2,304

#125

1975

2,358

#118

1976

2,037

#138

1977

2,415

#120

1978

2,290

#127

1979

2,300

#125

1980

2,445

#127

1981

2,439

#121

1982

2,661

#113

1983

2,714

#101

1984

2,855

#95

1985

2,811

#98

1986

2,722

#102

1987

2,699

#104

1988

3,039

#95

1989

3,122

#101

1990

3,036

#110

1991

3,280

#106

1992

2,931

#114

1993

2,527

#131

1994

2,376

#134

1995

2,148

#152

1996

1,909

#165

1997

1,907

#161

1998

1,711

#176

1999

1,688

#183

2000

1,649

#192

2001

1,476

#216

2002

1,403

#223

2003

1,356

#239

2004

1,284

#249

2005

1,230

#267

2006

1,192

#282

2007

1,171

#289

2008

1,338

#257

2009

1,391

#238

2010

1,113

#292

2011

938

#339

2012

860

#364

2013

834

#374

2014

730

#440

2015

624

#507

2016

626

#499

2017

609

#516

2018

621

#500

2019

530

#575

2020

426

#673

2021

373

#764

2022

319

#870

2023

283

#939

2024

261

#988

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Kara in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail