Kara

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kara: Recorded since 1970, it reached #93 in 2006, and it stood at #413 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
109times a registrar ranked it
56years from first to last
#93highest recorded position
21groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#255
1997	#230
1998	#257
1999	#275
2000	#247
2001	#248
2002	#283
2003	#276
2004	#299
2005	#380
2006	#324
2007	#256
2008	#221
2009	#197
2010	#235
2011	#186
2012	#254
2013	#350
2014	#356
2015	#461
2016	#347
2017	#317
2018	#431
2019	#409
2020	#514
2021	#588
2022	#910
2023	#813
2024	#885

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 53 of the 56 years from 1970 to 2025.

In 2024: #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #476 among girls in Scotland, #885 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1970–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1970
First recorded at #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kara appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 53 years beginning in 1970, and has registered 674 births with the name.

Kara across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Kara's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#396 (1970)	#165 (2015)	#413 (2025)	53 of 56	674 (1970–2025)	35 (2011)
England and Wales · Girls	#255 (1996)	#186 (2011)	#885 (2024)	29 of 29	4,066 (1996–2024)	275 (2011)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#314 (1997)	#93 (2006)	#391 (2023)	26 of 27	275 (1997–2023)	24 (2009)

Kara by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kara in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	69	10 of 10	7
1980s	55	9 of 10	6
1990s	50	8 of 10	6
2000s	140	10 of 10	14
2010sbusiest	282	10 of 10	28
2020s	78	6 of 10	13

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 28 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Kara appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #93 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Kara's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#885	41	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#813	44	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#910	38	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#588	66	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#514	78	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#409	103	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#431	101	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#317	152	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#347	138	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#461	94	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#356	127	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#350	130	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#254	194	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#186	275	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#235	209	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#197	260	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#221	230	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#256	196	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#324	136	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#380	105	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#299	137	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#276	149	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#283	134	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#248	160	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#247	161	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#275	134	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#257	151	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#230	175	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#255	148	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#391	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#397	3	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#336	4	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#208	9	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#174	12	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#190	11	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#209	9	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#191	10	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#199	10	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#139	14	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#106	23	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#108	22	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#99	24	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#148	15	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#169	12	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#93	22	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#159	12	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#212	7	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#173	9	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#209	7	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#176	9	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#163	10	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#259	5	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#229	6	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#314	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#413	9	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	10	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#262	15	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	18	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	14	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#336	12	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	30	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	27	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#178	29	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#217	22	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#165	35	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#242	21	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#185	31	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	20	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	35	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#191	32	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#201	29	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	21	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	17	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	13	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	11	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	8	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	13	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#369	7	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#239	14	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	9	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#394	6	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#451	4	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#309	9	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	6	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#456	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#503	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#421	5	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#343	8	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#401	6	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#312	11	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#401	6	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#360	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#321	8	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#210	23	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#449	4	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#389	5	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#466	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#396	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#476	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1970 and 2025, ranked in 54 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #93, first reached in 2006.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 275 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 54 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Kanishk · #2954, 12y
Karam · #679, 30y
Karamveer · #2189, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cathy · #92, 54y
Leigh · #92, 55y
Kiera · #91, 50y
Darrell · #96, 53y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Sheree · #94, 24y
Kiera · #91, 50y
Sasha · #95, 42y
Wade · #95, 33y

Kara was ranked #93 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2006. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kara and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kara without appearing here.

Kara moved ahead of

Linda Compare
In 2005 they stood at #414 and #317 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2006 that had become #303 and #764.
Pauline Compare
In 2007 they stood at #414 and #414 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2008 that had become #251 and #665.
Danielle Compare
In 2015 they stood at #461 and #461 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #347 and #655.
May Compare
In 2024 they stood at #372 and #342 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #413 and #718.

Moved ahead of Kara

Cassandra Compare
In 2021 they stood at #588 and #747 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #910 and #534.
Mina Compare
In 2021 they stood at #588 and #634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #910 and #562.
May Compare
In 2021 they stood at #588 and #654 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #910 and #630.
Rita Compare
In 2023 they stood at #813 and #851 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #885 and #625.

Moved the opposite way to Kara

Anita Compare
Between 1970 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kara went from #396 to #237 while Anita went from #94 to #905.
Joanne Compare
Between 1970 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kara went from #396 to #237 while Joanne went from #69 to #747.
Jude Compare
Between 1971 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kara went from #466 to #262 while Jude went from #417 to #727.
Judith Compare
Between 1970 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kara went from #396 to #237 while Judith went from #167 to #905.

Moved the same way as Kara

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Kara went from #255 to #885 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Kara went from #255 to #885 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Kara went from #255 to #885 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Kara went from #255 to #885 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #93 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kara

Kara at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kara across 3 official records

Kara by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kara appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1970s

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Kara and the names beside it

Kara moved ahead of

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Kara at a glance

Kara across 3 official records

Kara by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kara appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Kara

Kara and the names beside it

Kara moved ahead of

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