Feminine dossier · first seen 1882
Cara
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1985
Peak era
1985
Peak births
1,465
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Cara
How many people are named Cara?
An estimated 48,476 living Americans are named Cara.
How rare is Cara?
Cara is uncommon among babies today, with 168 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.5% from its 1985 peak.
How old is the typical Cara?
The median age of a living American named Cara is approximately 40 years, with most bearers falling between 28 and 49 years old.
Is Cara still popular?
Not especially. Cara has been declining since its 1985 peak and registered 168 births in 2025.
Where is Cara most common?
Cara has its strongest geographic signal in Rhode Island, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19852025
Peak year
1985
Decline from peak
88.5%
2025
168
All-time
53,305
Where it lives now
Cara is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Cara is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.