Kara

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Kara is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 101,796 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 101,514 as girls and 282 as boys. Kara gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1991 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 261
2023 283
2022 319
2021 373
2020 426
2019 530
2018 621
2017 609
2016 626
2015 624
2014 730
2013 834
2012 860
2011 938
2010 1,113
2009 1,391
2008 1,338
2007 1,171
2006 1,192
2005 1,230
2004 1,292
2003 1,356
2002 1,403
2001 1,476
2000 1,649
1999 1,688
1998 1,711
1997 1,912
1996 1,909
1995 2,148
1994 2,385
1993 2,527
1992 2,936
1991 3,280
1990 3,041
1989 3,137
1988 3,045
1987 2,712
1986 2,739
1985 2,824
1984 2,863
1983 2,731
1982 2,674
1981 2,447
1980 2,458
1979 2,312
1978 2,290
1977 2,426
1976 2,045
1975 2,372
1974 2,313
1973 1,630
1972 1,460
1971 1,474
1970 1,511
1969 1,361
1968 913
1967 955
1966 580
1965 804
1964 663
1963 818
1962 523
1961 319
1960 135
1959 111
1958 122
1957 92
1956 116
1955 88
1954 59
1953 54
1952 40
1951 40
1950 32
1949 22
1948 26
1947 39
1946 25
1945 19
1944 20
1943 17
1942 24
1941 17
1940 12
1939 13
1938 13
1937 15
1936 7
1935 8
1934 6
1933 8
1932 6
1931 5
1919 7
1916 6
1915 6
1896 5