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Cara

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Friend
Celtic
English
Italian
Beloved, darling

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cara

Pronunciation

c(a)-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #5160, 9 births); most recent 1992 (rank #8430, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #184, 1,464 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1326, 168 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–168
2024–178
2023–182
2022–208
2021–248
2020–288
2019–252
2018–310
2017–318
2016–352

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #140, 324 births); most recent 2025 (rank #468, 85 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202585
202491
202390
202290
2021123
2020140
2019156
2018160
2017195
2016218

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1050, 40 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202322
202223
202124
202026
201931
201837
201740
201627
201529
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #36, 185 births); most recent 2025 (rank #52, 94 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202594
2024118
2023157
2022155
2021155
2020135
2019176
2018184
2017162
2016181

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #28, 184 births); most recent 2025 (rank #211, 18 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202518
202419
202333
202221
202135
202027
201946
201869
201749
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #19, 131 births); most recent 2025 (rank #25, 52 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202552
202450
202357
202247
202154
202057
201977
201873
201790
201691

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #108, 34 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
20225
2021–
20209
20198
201810
20177
201612
20157
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence