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Cara

Cara holds the #1326 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 168 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #907 in 2020 to #1326 today. Its strongest year on record was 1985 (#184 nationally, 1,465 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#718 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1326
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#184
in 1985 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
168
girls named Cara

Cara popularity, 1880–2025

0.025%0.050%0.075%0.099%18801900192019401960198020002020#184 in 1985
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1985

Where Cara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025CT—California: #1185 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1185Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cara in 2025HI—Texas: #2386 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2386Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#718), New York (#859), Massachusetts (#873)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cara in the most recent year of SSA data.

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