How Many People Are Named Kara?
people named Kara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,476 people in the US has this name
Based on 102,025 babies named Kara in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,281 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kara (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kara alive today is about 36 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kara first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 1991, to 3,281 babies. In 2025, 226 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kara never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #95, in 1984 and 1988, and it was in the top 100 in 3 years between 1984 and 1988. In 2025 it ranked #1,075.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,075 |
| Best rank | #95 (1984 and 1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | 3 (1984 to 1988) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #105 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kara were born in California than in any other state: about 7,043 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kara was given 1.8 times as often in South Dakota, 1.7 times in Iowa and 1.7 times in Wyoming.
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