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

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