Kara

Girl name

Kara has been given to 102,025 babies in the U.S. since 1896. It peaked in 1991.

Meaning & origin

Variant of Cara.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

102,025

Peak year

1991 (3,281 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1896

10-year trend

▼ -64%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Kara

Kara Mustafa Paşa

Ottoman military leader and grand vizier (1634-1683)

Gara Garayev

Azerbaijani composer (1918–1982)

Kara Ahmed Pasha

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Kara Walker

American painter and installation artist (born 1969)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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