Kara
4 countries#1071 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kara was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
102,025 births recorded 1896–2025 · currently #1071 · peaked in 1991 with 3,281 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,611 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #539 · peaked in 2011 with 69 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
567 births recorded 1986–2022 · currently #860 · peaked in 2018 with 64 births
Most common in: Nord, Seine-Maritime, Gironde, Yvelines, La Réunion
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
275 births recorded 1997–2023 · peaked in 2009 with 24 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kara’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #282 | — |
| 2007 | #288 | ↓6 |
| 2008 | #257 | ↑31 |
| 2009 | #238 | ↑19 |
| 2010 | #292 | ↓54 |
| 2011 | #339 | ↓47 |
| 2012 | #363 | ↓24 |
| 2013 | #374 | ↓11 |
| 2014 | #439 | ↓65 |
| 2015 | #507 | ↓68 |
| 2016 | #499 | ↑8 |
| 2017 | #515 | ↓16 |
| 2018 | #500 | ↑15 |
| 2019 | #576 | ↓76 |
| 2020 | #669 | ↓93 |
| 2021 | #764 | ↓95 |
| 2022 | #869 | ↓105 |
| 2023 | #936 | ↓67 |
| 2024 | #990 | ↓54 |
| 2025 | #1071 | ↓81 |
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