Cara

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Cara is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 53,197 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 53,135 as girls and 62 as boys. Cara gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 178
2023 182
2022 208
2021 248
2020 288
2019 252
2018 310
2017 318
2016 352
2015 389
2014 421
2013 451
2012 404
2011 473
2010 460
2009 663
2008 681
2007 579
2006 531
2005 522
2004 570
2003 568
2002 584
2001 604
2000 732
1999 728
1998 807
1997 819
1996 862
1995 900
1994 1,026
1993 1,105
1992 1,130
1991 1,259
1990 1,212
1989 1,284
1988 1,273
1987 1,240
1986 1,338
1985 1,472
1984 1,440
1983 1,394
1982 1,334
1981 1,266
1980 1,276
1979 1,254
1978 1,346
1977 1,416
1976 1,108
1975 1,192
1974 1,074
1973 847
1972 722
1971 755
1970 716
1969 636
1968 508
1967 604
1966 677
1965 987
1964 663
1963 682
1962 448
1961 340
1960 234
1959 200
1958 134
1957 165
1956 172
1955 154
1954 124
1953 101
1952 87
1951 84
1950 70
1949 72
1948 51
1947 53
1946 47
1945 46
1944 41
1943 54
1942 48
1941 44
1940 36
1939 26
1938 38
1937 45
1936 39
1935 27
1934 37
1933 22
1932 28
1931 15
1930 28
1929 30
1928 20
1927 25
1926 43
1925 27
1924 30
1923 33
1922 34
1921 21
1920 18
1919 19
1918 33
1917 23
1916 27
1915 30
1914 19
1913 21
1912 16
1911 12
1910 19
1909 12
1908 12
1907 16
1906 11
1905 7
1904 11
1903 9
1902 11
1901 7
1900 17
1899 11
1898 16
1897 11
1896 8
1895 12
1894 8
1892 7
1891 11
1890 7
1889 7
1888 9
1887 10
1886 6
1885 12
1884 8
1883 6
1882 5