Girls name
Kara
Kara is a girls' name given to 99,538 girls in the United States since 1947, peaking in 1991 with 3,281 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 38th among girls names in Wyoming in 1977.
Which states favor Kara
Kara by state
Top states by all-time births named Kara. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 7,299 | #1068 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 6,337 | #1245 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 6,137 | #655 (2025) |
| 4 | New York | 5,990 | #1459 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 5,509 | #967 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 5,229 | #1070 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 4,488 | #1138 (2025) |
| 8 | Indiana | 3,627 | #762 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 3,610 | #1206 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 3,563 | #913 (2023) |
| 11 | Missouri | 2,874 | #686 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 2,513 | #1261 (2023) |
| 13 | New Jersey | 2,452 | #804 (2025) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 2,217 | #1208 (2025) |
| 15 | Minnesota | 2,152 | #939 (2024) |
| 16 | Maryland | 2,031 | #530 (2024) |
| 17 | Washington | 1,997 | — |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1,990 | — |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1,943 | — |
| 20 | Kentucky | 1,922 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).