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Cara Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cara?

Ranking 873rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Cara is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #184 in 1985 with 1,465 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Cara was less than 5, most recently in 1893.

Approximately during the years 1911-1915, 1923-1926, 1931-1934, 1946-1956, 1957-1965, 1971-1977, and 2005-2008, the name Cara took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1965-1968, and 2013-2016 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Cara has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Cara be?

Cara's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Cara lately has dropped.

The name Cara still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Cara (Girl)Cara (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 307 873 < 5 --
2017 318 857 < 5 --
2016 352 808 < 5 --
2015 387 730 < 5 --
2014 421 673 < 5 --
2013 450 620 < 5 --
2012 403 698 < 5 --
2011 473 609 < 5 --
2010 460 641 < 5 --
2009 663 468 < 5 --
2008 681 464 < 5 --
2007 579 539 < 5 --
2006 530 555 < 5 --
2005 521 552 < 5 --
2004 570 508 < 5 --
2003 568 503 < 5 --
2002 584 481 < 5 --
2001 604 459 < 5 --
2000 732 393 < 5 --
1999 728 386 < 5 --
1998 807 359 < 5 --
1997 818 343 < 5 --
1996 861 324 < 5 --
1995 900 309 < 5 --
1994 1,025 273 < 5 --
1993 1,105 251 < 5 --
1992 1,125 248 5 8,596
1991 1,259 228 < 5 --
1990 1,210 235 < 5 --
1989 1,274 212 9 5,219
1988 1,268 207 5 7,431
1987 1,232 213 8 5,034
1986 1,339 194 < 5 --
1985 1,465 184 7 5,215
1984 1,440 191 < 5 --
1983 1,393 191 < 5 --
1982 1,328 204 6 5,727
1981 1,261 209 5 6,404
1980 1,276 203 < 5 --
1979 1,247 211 7 4,910
1978 1,346 191 < 5 --
1977 1,412 189 5 5,961
1976 1,103 219 5 5,716
1975 1,193 207 < 5 --
1974 1,074 235 < 5 --
1973 848 286 < 5 --
1972 721 325 < 5 --
1971 755 337 < 5 --
1970 716 351 < 5 --
1969 636 367 < 5 --
1968 508 414 < 5 --
1967 604 365 < 5 --
1966 677 347 < 5 --
1965 987 274 < 5 --
1964 663 366 < 5 --
1963 684 365 < 5 --
1962 448 455 < 5 --
1961 340 531 < 5 --
1960 234 665 < 5 --
1959 200 706 < 5 --
1958 134 879 < 5 --
1957 165 783 < 5 --
1956 172 737 < 5 --
1955 154 773 < 5 --
1954 124 847 < 5 --
1953 101 940 < 5 --
1952 87 1,008 < 5 --
1951 84 1,015 < 5 --
1950 70 1,101 < 5 --
1949 72 1,057 < 5 --
1948 51 1,287 < 5 --
1947 53 1,240 < 5 --
1946 47 1,257 < 5 --
1945 46 1,157 < 5 --
1944 41 1,238 < 5 --
1943 54 1,089 < 5 --
1942 48 1,139 < 5 --
1941 44 1,120 < 5 --
1940 36 1,221 < 5 --
1939 26 1,478 < 5 --
1938 38 1,184 < 5 --
1937 45 1,063 < 5 --
1936 39 1,137 < 5 --
1935 27 1,420 < 5 --
1934 37 1,169 < 5 --
1933 22 1,613 < 5 --
1932 28 1,424 < 5 --
1931 15 2,121 < 5 --
1930 28 1,465 < 5 --
1929 30 1,394 < 5 --
1928 20 1,909 < 5 --
1927 25 1,684 < 5 --
1926 43 1,169 < 5 --
1925 27 1,614 < 5 --
1924 30 1,536 < 5 --
1923 33 1,394 < 5 --
1922 34 1,372 < 5 --
1921 21 1,932 < 5 --
1920 18 2,085 < 5 --
1919 19 1,928 < 5 --
1918 33 1,336 < 5 --
1917 23 1,610 < 5 --
1916 27 1,411 < 5 --
1915 30 1,289 < 5 --
1914 19 1,492 < 5 --
1913 21 1,234 < 5 --
1912 16 1,360 < 5 --
1911 12 1,382 < 5 --
1910 19 1,004 < 5 --
1909 12 1,228 < 5 --
1908 12 1,216 < 5 --
1907 16 951 < 5 --
1906 11 1,163 < 5 --
1905 7 1,560 < 5 --
1904 11 1,101 < 5 --
1903 9 1,220 < 5 --
1902 11 1,079 < 5 --
1901 7 1,361 < 5 --
1900 17 923 < 5 --
1899 11 991 < 5 --
1898 16 845 < 5 --
1897 11 991 < 5 --
1896 8 1,223 < 5 --
1895 12 937 < 5 --
1894 8 1,145 < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 7 1,185 < 5 --
1891 11 848 < 5 --
1890 7 1,113 < 5 --
1889 7 1,039 < 5 --
1888 9 905 < 5 --
1887 10 739 < 5 --
1886 6 1,004 < 5 --
1885 12 631 < 5 --
1884 8 799 < 5 --
1883 6 835 < 5 --
1882 5 928 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.