Is Kara a boy or girl name?
Kara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 261 girls and 0 boys were named Kara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 101,796 US babies named Kara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #988
- Babies named Kara since 1896
- 101,796
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 3,280 babies
Boys and girls named Kara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 12 | 7 | 36.8% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 1950s | 11 | 743 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 31 | 7,040 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 73 | 19,760 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 123 | 27,507 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 24 | 23,513 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 8 | 13,490 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,485 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,662 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 261 | #988 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 283 | #939 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 319 | #870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 373 | #764 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 426 | #673 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 530 | #575 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 621 | #500 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 609 | #516 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 626 | #499 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 624 | #507 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 730 | #440 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 834 | #374 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 860 | #364 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 938 | #339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #292 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #238 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,338 | #257 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,171 | #289 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #282 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,230 | #267 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,536 | 1,284 | #249 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,356 | #239 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,403 | #223 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,476 | #216 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,649 | #192 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,688 | #183 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,711 | #176 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,031 | 1,907 | #161 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,909 | #165 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,148 | #152 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,099 | 2,376 | #134 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,527 | #131 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,117 | 2,931 | #114 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 3,280 | #106 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,804 | 3,036 | #110 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,726 | 3,122 | #101 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,849 | 3,039 | #95 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,630 | 2,699 | #104 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,949 | 2,722 | #102 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,511 | 2,811 | #98 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,772 | 2,855 | #95 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,738 | 2,714 | #101 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,399 | 2,661 | #113 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,742 | 2,439 | #121 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,347 | 2,445 | #127 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,454 | 2,300 | #125 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 2,290 | #127 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,486 | 2,415 | #120 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,211 | 2,037 | #138 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,833 | 2,358 | #118 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,702 | 2,304 | #125 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,630 | #167 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,717 | 1,454 | #196 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,288 | 1,469 | #204 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,676 | 1,503 | #209 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,766 | 1,354 | #222 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,431 | 908 | #290 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,769 | 949 | #275 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 580 | #380 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,720 | 798 | #319 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 663 | #367 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 818 | #329 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,471 | 516 | #429 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 319 | #554 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 135 | #910 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,002 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 122 | #935 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,093 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 116 | #937 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,135 | 83 | #1,100 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,633 | 53 | #1,388 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,322 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,533 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,664 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,098 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,879 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,516 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,830 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,960 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,941 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,193 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,734 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,055 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,492 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,354 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,389 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,140 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,547 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,308 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,268 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,160 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,673 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,044 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,692 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,713 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kara reached #2,738 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #95 in 1984. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kara
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.