Kara Name Popularity
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How popular is Kara?
The less frequently given name Kara was the 500th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #95 for the first time in 1984 and as recently as 1988.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1991 with 3,280 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Kara was less than 5, most recently in 1930.
Approximately during the years 1938-1942, 1949-1956, 1957-1963, 1966-1970, and 1971-1974, the name Kara took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1992-1996, 1997-2004, and 2009-2015 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Kara has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Kara popularity headed?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
Kara's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Kara lately has dropped.
The name Kara still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Kara (Girl) | Kara (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 616 | 500 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 608 | 515 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 625 | 499 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 621 | 507 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 728 | 441 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 832 | 374 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 860 | 364 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 936 | 338 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 1,113 | 292 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 1,388 | 241 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 1,338 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 1,170 | 290 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 1,191 | 282 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 1,227 | 268 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,283 | 249 | 8 | 8,534 |
| 2003 | | 1,357 | 239 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 1,402 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 1,475 | 216 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 1,648 | 192 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 1,687 | 183 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 1,712 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 1,907 | 161 | 5 | 10,030 |
| 1996 | | 1,910 | 165 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 2,148 | 152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 2,376 | 134 | 9 | 6,099 |
| 1993 | | 2,527 | 131 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 2,930 | 115 | 5 | 9,115 |
| 1991 | | 3,280 | 106 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 3,036 | 110 | 5 | 8,797 |
| 1989 | | 3,120 | 101 | 15 | 3,725 |
| 1988 | | 3,039 | 95 | 6 | 6,847 |
| 1987 | | 2,699 | 104 | 13 | 3,629 |
| 1986 | | 2,721 | 102 | 17 | 2,950 |
| 1985 | | 2,811 | 98 | 13 | 3,513 |
| 1984 | | 2,855 | 95 | 8 | 4,769 |
| 1983 | | 2,715 | 101 | 17 | 2,737 |
| 1982 | | 2,662 | 113 | 13 | 3,393 |
| 1981 | | 2,437 | 121 | 8 | 4,741 |
| 1980 | | 2,445 | 127 | 13 | 3,347 |
| 1979 | | 2,300 | 125 | 12 | 3,453 |
| 1978 | | 2,290 | 127 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 2,415 | 120 | 11 | 3,489 |
| 1976 | | 2,036 | 138 | 8 | 4,211 |
| 1975 | | 2,358 | 118 | 14 | 2,833 |
| 1974 | | 2,304 | 125 | 9 | 3,698 |
| 1973 | | 1,630 | 167 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 1,455 | 196 | 6 | 4,719 |
| 1971 | | 1,470 | 204 | 5 | 5,288 |
| 1970 | | 1,502 | 209 | 8 | 3,675 |
| 1969 | | 1,354 | 222 | 7 | 3,766 |
| 1968 | | 908 | 290 | 5 | 4,428 |
| 1967 | | 950 | 275 | 6 | 3,766 |
| 1966 | | 581 | 379 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 797 | 319 | 6 | 3,723 |
| 1964 | | 663 | 367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 818 | 328 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 516 | 429 | 7 | 3,467 |
| 1961 | | 319 | 553 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 135 | 911 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 111 | 1,002 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 122 | 935 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 92 | 1,094 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 116 | 938 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 83 | 1,100 | 5 | 4,129 |
| 1954 | | 53 | 1,388 | 6 | 3,632 |
| 1953 | | 54 | 1,322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 40 | 1,533 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 40 | 1,494 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 32 | 1,664 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 22 | 2,097 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 26 | 1,879 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 40 | 1,497 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 25 | 1,831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 19 | 1,960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 20 | 1,940 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 17 | 2,194 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 24 | 1,733 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 17 | 2,055 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 12 | 2,492 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 13 | 2,354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 13 | 2,388 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 15 | 2,140 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 7 | 3,547 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 8 | 3,308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 6 | 4,052 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 8 | 3,268 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 6 | 4,161 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 5 | 4,674 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 7 | 4,045 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,692 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,628 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 5 | 1,713 | < 5 | -- |
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| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |