Is Cara a boy or girl name?
Cara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 178 girls and 0 boys were named Cara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 53,197 US babies named Cara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,294
- Babies named Cara since 1882
- 53,197
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 1,472 babies
Boys and girls named Cara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 219 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 281 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 492 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,291 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,779 | 100% |
| 1970s | 17 | 10,413 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 40 | 13,277 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 9,843 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,034 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,830 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,104 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,294 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,262 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,162 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,024 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 288 | #910 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,020 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 310 | #874 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 318 | #861 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 352 | #808 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 389 | #730 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 421 | #675 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 451 | #620 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 404 | #698 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 473 | #609 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 460 | #643 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 663 | #468 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 681 | #464 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 579 | #539 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 531 | #554 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 522 | #550 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 570 | #508 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 568 | #503 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 584 | #481 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 604 | #459 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 732 | #393 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 728 | #386 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 807 | #359 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 819 | #343 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 862 | #324 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 900 | #309 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #273 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,105 | #251 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,599 | 1,125 | #248 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #234 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,221 | 1,275 | #211 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,436 | 1,268 | #207 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,037 | 1,232 | #213 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 1,338 | #194 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,218 | 1,465 | #184 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,440 | #191 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #191 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,732 | 1,328 | #204 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,405 | 1,261 | #209 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,276 | #203 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,912 | 1,247 | #211 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 1,346 | #191 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,962 | 1,411 | #189 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,719 | 1,103 | #219 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #207 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #235 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 847 | #286 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 722 | #324 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 755 | #337 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 716 | #351 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 636 | #367 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 508 | #414 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 604 | #366 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 677 | #347 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 987 | #274 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 663 | #366 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 682 | #368 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 448 | #455 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 340 | #531 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 234 | #663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 200 | #706 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 134 | #878 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 165 | #782 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 172 | #737 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 154 | #773 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 124 | #847 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 101 | #940 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,008 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,015 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,101 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,058 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,287 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,240 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,257 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,157 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,238 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,089 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,140 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,120 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,221 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,477 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,185 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,064 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,137 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,421 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,170 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,613 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,424 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,121 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,465 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,394 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,910 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,684 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,169 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,614 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,536 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,394 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,372 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,932 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,085 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,928 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,336 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,411 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,289 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,492 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,234 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,360 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,382 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,004 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,228 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #951 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,163 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,101 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,220 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,079 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,361 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 17 | #923 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #991 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 16 | #845 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 11 | #991 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,223 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #937 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,145 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,185 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 11 | #848 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,113 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,039 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #905 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #739 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,004 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 12 | #631 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #799 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #835 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #928 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cara reached #4,912 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #184 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.