The baby name Cara appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1977 with 1,767 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Cara has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1922 | 11 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1926 | 13 |
| 1929 | 25 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1937 | 10 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 10 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 33 |
| 1950 | 15 |
| 1951 | 44 |
| 1952 | 58 |
| 1953 | 60 |
| 1954 | 78 |
| 1955 | 95 |
| 1956 | 140 |
| 1957 | 105 |
| 1958 | 76 |
| 1959 | 193 |
| 1960 | 208 |
| 1961 | 341 |
| 1962 | 407 |
| 1963 | 730 |
| 1964 | 764 |
| 1965 | 1,159 |
| 1966 | 725 |
| 1967 | 665 |
| 1968 | 577 |
| 1969 | 682 |
| 1970 | 782 |
| 1971 | 883 |
| 1972 | 835 |
| 1973 | 974 |
| 1974 | 1,247 |
| 1975 | 1,406 |
| 1976 | 1,273 |
| 1977 | 1,767 |
| 1978 | 1,629 |
| 1979 | 1,559 |
| 1980 | 1,484 |
| 1981 | 1,382 |
| 1982 | 1,524 |
| 1983 | 1,608 |
| 1984 | 1,648 |
| 1985 | 1,714 |
| 1986 | 1,636 |
| 1987 | 1,522 |
| 1988 | 1,525 |
| 1989 | 1,633 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 1,348 |
| 1991 | 1,684 |
| 1992 | 1,240 |
| 1993 | 1,283 |
| 1994 | 1,245 |
| 1995 | 1,073 |
| 1996 | 985 |
| 1997 | 933 |
| 1998 | 1,004 |
| 1999 | 782 |
| 2000 | 742 |
| 2001 | 610 |
| 2002 | 591 |
| 2003 | 607 |
| 2004 | 724 |
| 2005 | 696 |
| 2006 | 592 |
| 2007 | 699 |
| 2008 | 741 |
| 2009 | 688 |
| 2010 | 474 |
| 2011 | 447 |
| 2012 | 415 |
| 2013 | 398 |
| 2014 | 367 |
| 2015 | 404 |
| 2016 | 348 |
| 2017 | 345 |
| 2018 | 250 |
| 2019 | 185 |
| 2020 | 245 |
| 2021 | 236 |
| 2022 | 197 |
| 2023 | 139 |
| 2024 | 153 |