Over the past 110 years, 97 911 girls and 16 boys have been named Kara. The name Kara ranks 341th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kara in 1947. The peak of popularity of the name Kara came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.