Girl · Italian and Irish
Cara
Say it: KAR-uh
Meaning
From Italian cara 'dear, beloved', and also associated with Irish cara 'friend'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A 20th-century English-speaking name, popular in the US in the 1970s to 1990s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1970s
In the United States
- 52,374 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1977, about 1 in 1,100 girls
- 285 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kara, Carah
| Italian | Cara |
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Famous bearers
- Cara Delevingne, English model
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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