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Baby name
Kara
Girl
Origin of the name
Kara has several possible origins, such as the Italian cara, “dear,” or a short form of names beginning with Kar-.
Classic name
101,743births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 106rank at its peak, in 1991
Where babies named Kara are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kara is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kara is most common in South Dakota (1.6 times), Iowa (1.6) and Wyoming (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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