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Kara
say it kar-uh
What Kara means
- Latin and Turkish Latin cara "dear"; Turkish "dark"
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 334 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 455 in Australia (2024)
- no. 464 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 558 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 872 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 890 in France (2019)
- no. 925 in the US (2024)
- no. 1027 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1980.
Names with a similar meaning
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Kara in stories
- Detroit: Become Human: Kara, the housekeeper android who flees with a little girl
- Supergirl: Kara Zor-El, Supergirl, Superman's cousin
- Supergirl: Kara Danvers, Superman's cousin Supergirl
- Battlestar Galactica: Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, the hotshot pilot