Trend of the Popularity of Kara 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 261 female babies that were named Kara in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Kara peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1991 with a count of 3,280 babies, which was 0.18% of the total female babies born in the US in 1991.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kara 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 Kara from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	2445	0.15
1981	2439	0.15
1982	2661	0.16
1983	2714	0.16
1984	2855	0.17
1985	2811	0.16
1986	2722	0.16
1987	2699	0.16
1988	3039	0.17
1989	3122	0.17
1990	3036	0.16
1991	3280	0.18
1992	2931	0.16
1993	2527	0.14
1994	2376	0.13
1995	2148	0.12
1996	1909	0.11
1997	1907	0.11
1998	1711	0.10
1999	1688	0.10
2000	1649	0.09
2001	1476	0.08
2002	1403	0.08
2003	1356	0.07
2004	1284	0.07
2005	1230	0.07
2006	1192	0.06
2007	1171	0.06
2008	1338	0.07
2009	1391	0.08
2010	1113	0.06
2011	938	0.05
2012	860	0.05
2013	834	0.05
2014	730	0.04
2015	624	0.04
2016	626	0.04
2017	609	0.04
2018	621	0.04
2019	530	0.03
2020	426	0.03
2021	373	0.02
2022	319	0.02
2023	283	0.02
2024	261	0.02