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Kara

Girl's name · #1075 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Kara reached #95 in 1984 and has faded to #1075 since. About 102,000 girls have carried it since 1896.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#413 in Ireland (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #834 in Canada (2025) · #1,079 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,597 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,618 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,751 in Austria (2025) · #7,671 in Ecuador (2024) · #391 in N. Ireland (2023) · #3,891 in Italy (2023) · #1,122 in Belgium (2017) and 4 more.

Famous Karas

• Kara Tointon — English actress (born 1983)
• Kara Swisher — American journalist (born 1962)
• Kara Lawson — American basketball player and coach (born 1981)
• Kara DioGuardi — American songwriter (born 1970)
• Kara Kennedy — American filmmaker and television news producer (1960–2011)

In stories & tradition

• Kara (Power Girl) — DC Comics superheroine
• Kara Zor-El — Superhero appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
• Kara Thrace — Character in Battlestar Galactica (2004)

What Karas become

Among 297 notable people named Kara:

Sports figures appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kara Goucher, American long-distance runner (born 1978).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Cara (#1326), Kara would rank around #711 with about 390 births last year — the newborns split about 57/43 between Kara and Cara.

Similar names: Cara · Natasha · Kari · Tara · Kendra · Casey

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