Baby name

Cara

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1985, with 1,465 births and the No. 184 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 143 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1326.

53,305births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 184rank at its peak, in 1985

Where babies named Cara are born

1985

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The darker the blue, the more common Cara is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Cara is most common in Massachusetts (1.5 times), Connecticut (1.5) and New Jersey (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Sara 436,193
Clara 300,524
Tara 175,812
Cora 156,028
Carla 150,390
Kara 101,743

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