Data through 2025

Cara name popularity in the United States

Cara ranked #1326 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 168 girls named Cara.

Rank#1326

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded168

SSA

Peak year1985

1,465 recorded

Five-year change-41.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Cara for boys and girls

Girls

168

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1882 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1976 to 1992

Cara in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls168#1326
2024girls178#1296
2023girls182#1264
2022girls208#1163
2021girls248#1024
2020girls289#907
2019girls252#1020
2018girls310#874
2017girls318#860
2016girls352#808
2015girls389#728
2014girls421#675
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls168#1326
2024girls178#1296
2023girls182#1264
2022girls208#1163
2021girls248#1024
2020girls289#907
2019girls252#1020
2018girls310#874
2017girls318#860
2016girls352#808
2015girls389#728
2014girls421#675
2013girls451#620
2012girls404#695
2011girls473#609
2010girls460#642
2009girls663#468
2008girls681#464
2007girls579#539
2006girls531#554
2005girls522#550
2004girls570#508
2003girls568#503
2002girls584#481
2001girls604#458
2000girls732#393
1999girls728#386
1998girls807#359
1997girls819#343
1996girls862#324
1995girls900#308
1994girls1,026#273
1993girls1,106#251
1992boys5#8435
1992girls1,125#248
1991girls1,259#228
1990girls1,212#234
1989boys9#5165
1989girls1,275#211
1988boys5#7270
1988girls1,268#207
1987boys8#4968
1987girls1,232#213
1986girls1,338#194
1985boys7#5147
1985girls1,465#184
1984girls1,440#191
1983girls1,394#191
1982boys6#5619
1982girls1,328#204
1981boys5#6262
1981girls1,261#209
1980girls1,276#203
1979boys7#4842
1979girls1,247#211
1978girls1,346#191
1977boys5#5845
1977girls1,411#189
1976boys5#5587
1976girls1,103#219
1975girls1,192#207
1974girls1,074#235
1973girls847#286
1972girls722#324
1971girls755#337
1970girls716#351
1969girls636#367
1968girls508#414
1967girls604#365
1966girls677#347
1965girls987#274
1964girls663#366
1963girls682#368
1962girls448#455
1961girls340#531
1960girls234#663
1959girls200#706
1958girls134#878
1957girls165#782
1956girls172#736
1955girls154#773
1954girls124#847
1953girls101#940
1952girls87#1008
1951girls84#1014
1950girls70#1099
1949girls72#1056
1948girls51#1285
1947girls53#1238
1946girls47#1257
1945girls46#1155
1944girls41#1236
1943girls54#1087
1942girls48#1137
1941girls44#1117
1940girls36#1218
1939girls26#1474
1938girls38#1182
1937girls45#1063
1936girls39#1135
1935girls27#1418
1934girls37#1166
1933girls22#1606
1932girls28#1421
1931girls15#2105
1930girls28#1460
1929girls30#1393
1928girls20#1897
1927girls25#1669
1926girls43#1166
1925girls27#1609
1924girls30#1533
1923girls33#1388
1922girls34#1366
1921girls21#1927
1920girls18#2079
1919girls19#1921
1918girls33#1333
1917girls23#1605
1916girls27#1408
1915girls30#1285
1914girls19#1480
1913girls21#1229
1912girls16#1352
1911girls12#1372
1910girls19#997
1909girls12#1219
1908girls12#1203
1907girls16#945
1906girls11#1154
1905girls7#1538
1904girls11#1092
1903girls9#1204
1902girls11#1075
1901girls7#1339
1900girls17#917
1899girls11#983
1898girls16#840
1897girls11#982
1896girls8#1213
1895girls12#932
1894girls8#1136
1892girls7#1171
1891girls11#839
1890girls7#1099
1889girls7#1025
1888girls9#894
1887girls10#733
1886girls6#993
1885girls12#629
1884girls8#793
1883girls6#817
1882girls5#908

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Cara’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-56.8%
Change since peak-88.5%