How Many People Are Named Cara?
people named Cara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,836 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,367 babies named Cara in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,472 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Italian word meaning "beloved". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century, though it did not become popular until after the 1950s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cara (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cara alive today is about 38 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cara first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1985, to 1,472 babies. In 2025, 168 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #184, in 1985. In 2025 it ranked #1,326.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,326 |
| Best rank | #184 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #205 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cara were born in California than in any other state: about 4,129 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cara was given 1.6 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.5 times in Connecticut and 1.5 times in New Jersey.
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