Over the past 110 years, 48 012 girls and 6 boys have been named Cara. The name Cara ranks 537th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Cara in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Cara came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.