Trend of the Popularity of Cara as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 178 female babies that were named Cara in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Cara peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 1,465 babies, which was 0.09% of the total female babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Cara, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Cara.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Cara in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Cara in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Cara from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Cara as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	1276	0.08
1981	1261	0.08
1982	1328	0.08
1983	1394	0.08
1984	1440	0.09
1985	1465	0.09
1986	1338	0.08
1987	1232	0.07
1988	1268	0.07
1989	1275	0.07
1990	1212	0.06
1991	1259	0.07
1992	1125	0.06
1993	1105	0.06
1994	1026	0.06
1995	900	0.05
1996	862	0.05
1997	819	0.05
1998	807	0.05
1999	728	0.04
2000	732	0.04
2001	604	0.03
2002	584	0.03
2003	568	0.03
2004	570	0.03
2005	522	0.03
2006	531	0.03
2007	579	0.03
2008	681	0.04
2009	663	0.04
2010	460	0.03
2011	473	0.03
2012	404	0.02
2013	451	0.03
2014	421	0.02
2015	389	0.02
2016	352	0.02
2017	318	0.02
2018	310	0.02
2019	252	0.02
2020	288	0.02
2021	248	0.02
2022	208	0.01
2023	182	0.01
2024	178	0.01