Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Kara is both a given name and a surname with various, unrelated origins in various cultures. As an English name, it is usually considered a modern spelling variant of the Italian endearment cara, meaning beloved, or the Irish word cara, meaning friend.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kara yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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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 |
