Meaning and history
Cara is a given name derived either from an Italian word meaning “beloved” or an Irish word meaning “friend.” It has been used as a given name since the 19th century, but it did not become popular until after the 1950s.
20062006: 531 births, rank #554
2007: 579 births, rank #539
2008: 681 births, rank #464
2009: 663 births, rank #468
2010: 460 births, rank #642
20112011: 473 births, rank #609
2012: 404 births, rank #695
2013: 451 births, rank #620
2014: 421 births, rank #675
2015: 389 births, rank #728
20162016: 352 births, rank #808
2017: 318 births, rank #860
2018: 310 births, rank #874
2019: 252 births, rank #1,020
2020: 289 births, rank #907
20212021: 248 births, rank #1,024
2022: 208 births, rank #1,163
2023: 182 births, rank #1,264
2024: 178 births, rank #1,296
20252025: 168 births, rank #1,326
Cara moved from #874 to #908 for girls between 2018 and 2020. Its highest annual birth count came in 1985, with 1,465 births.