Data through 2025

Kara name popularity in the United States

Kara ranked #1071 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 226 girls named Kara.

Rank#1071

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded226

SSA

Peak year1991

3,281 recorded

Five-year change-47.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Kara for boys and girls

Girls

226

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1896 to 2025

Boys

8

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 2004

Kara in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls226#1071
2024girls261#990
2023girls283#936
2022girls319#869
2021girls373#764
2020girls427#669
2019girls530#576
2018girls621#500
2017girls610#515
2016girls626#499
2015girls624#507
2014girls731#439
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls226#1071
2024girls261#990
2023girls283#936
2022girls319#869
2021girls373#764
2020girls427#669
2019girls530#576
2018girls621#500
2017girls610#515
2016girls626#499
2015girls624#507
2014girls731#439
2013girls834#374
2012girls860#363
2011girls938#339
2010girls1,113#292
2009girls1,391#238
2008girls1,338#257
2007girls1,171#288
2006girls1,192#282
2005girls1,230#267
2004boys8#8143
2004girls1,285#249
2003girls1,356#239
2002girls1,403#223
2001girls1,476#216
2000girls1,649#192
1999girls1,688#183
1998girls1,711#176
1997boys5#9265
1997girls1,907#161
1996girls1,909#165
1995girls2,148#152
1994boys9#5868
1994girls2,376#134
1993girls2,527#131
1992boys5#8435
1992girls2,931#114
1991girls3,281#106
1990boys5#8117
1990girls3,036#110
1989boys15#3618
1989girls3,121#101
1988boys6#6426
1988girls3,039#95
1987boys13#3521
1987girls2,699#104
1986boys17#2891
1986girls2,722#102
1985boys13#3401
1985girls2,811#98
1984boys8#4552
1984girls2,855#95
1983boys17#2676
1983girls2,714#101
1982boys13#3282
1982girls2,661#113
1981boys8#4509
1981girls2,439#121
1980boys13#3256
1980girls2,445#127
1979boys12#3357
1979girls2,300#125
1978girls2,290#127
1977boys11#3386
1977girls2,415#120
1976boys8#4012
1976girls2,037#138
1975boys14#2751
1975girls2,358#118
1974boys9#3558
1974girls2,304#125
1973girls1,630#167
1972boys6#4441
1972girls1,454#196
1971boys5#4907
1971girls1,469#204
1970boys8#3521
1970girls1,503#209
1969boys7#3595
1969girls1,354#222
1968boys5#4136
1968girls908#290
1967boys6#3559
1967girls949#275
1966girls580#380
1965boys6#3537
1965girls798#319
1964girls663#366
1963girls817#329
1962boys7#3305
1962girls516#429
1961girls319#553
1960girls135#909
1959girls111#1001
1958girls122#933
1957girls92#1090
1956girls116#935
1955boys5#3886
1955girls83#1099
1954boys6#3452
1954girls53#1377
1953girls54#1318
1952girls40#1523
1951girls40#1481
1950girls32#1653
1949girls22#2069
1948girls26#1858
1947girls39#1510
1946girls25#1808
1945girls19#1941
1944girls20#1916
1943girls17#2151
1942girls24#1706
1941girls17#2018
1940girls12#2424
1939girls13#2300
1938girls13#2340
1937girls15#2101
1936girls7#3376
1935girls8#3156
1934girls6#3802
1933girls8#3109
1932girls6#3901
1931girls5#4331
1919girls7#3817
1916boys6#3516
1915boys6#3392
1896girls5#1583

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Kara’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-63.8%
Change since peak-93.1%