The baby name Kara appears in baby name data for the United States from 1947 to 2024. It was most popular in 1991 with 4,328 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kara has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 18 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 10 |
| 1955 | 34 |
| 1956 | 84 |
| 1957 | 54 |
| 1958 | 73 |
| 1959 | 46 |
| 1960 | 96 |
| 1961 | 305 |
| 1962 | 554 |
| 1963 | 929 |
| 1964 | 749 |
| 1965 | 888 |
| 1966 | 614 |
| 1967 | 1,058 |
| 1968 | 1,079 |
| 1969 | 1,670 |
| 1970 | 1,775 |
| 1971 | 1,798 |
| 1972 | 1,692 |
| 1973 | 1,929 |
| 1974 | 2,744 |
| 1975 | 2,833 |
| 1976 | 2,457 |
| 1977 | 3,058 |
| 1978 | 2,899 |
| 1979 | 2,862 |
| 1980 | 3,000 |
| 1981 | 2,919 |
| 1982 | 3,121 |
| 1983 | 3,209 |
| 1984 | 3,450 |
| 1985 | 3,441 |
| 1986 | 3,506 |
| 1987 | 3,615 |
| 1988 | 3,971 |
| 1989 | 4,170 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 3,673 |
| 1991 | 4,328 |
| 1992 | 3,430 |
| 1993 | 3,065 |
| 1994 | 2,881 |
| 1995 | 2,519 |
| 1996 | 2,300 |
| 1997 | 2,283 |
| 1998 | 2,231 |
| 1999 | 1,919 |
| 2000 | 1,778 |
| 2001 | 1,647 |
| 2002 | 1,568 |
| 2003 | 1,608 |
| 2004 | 1,724 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 1,668 |
| 2006 | 1,554 |
| 2007 | 1,554 |
| 2008 | 1,575 |
| 2009 | 1,583 |
| 2010 | 1,204 |
| 2011 | 1,103 |
| 2012 | 1,001 |
| 2013 | 909 |
| 2014 | 753 |
| 2015 | 717 |
| 2016 | 650 |
| 2017 | 698 |
| 2018 | 619 |
| 2019 | 534 |
| 2020 | 423 |
| 2021 | 365 |
| 2022 | 332 |
| 2023 | 293 |
| 2024 | 215 |