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Cara

Girl coinages #1262 in 2023

Cara is a girl name of coinages origin.

Meaning of Cara

20th-century English coinage from cara or cara.

Popularity of Cara

Popularity, 1882–2023

182 births in 2023

1882 2023

52,957 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023.

Peak year

1985

1,465 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

Girl · Germanic languages

Shortened from Caroline

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.