Cara

Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese

"dear; friend; face"

Cara Origin and Meaning

Variation of Kara

Cara Rank in US Top 1000

# 908 in the US

Cara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 515 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cara

• 908 US 2020
• 515 Nameberry 2025
• 294 Unique 2024
• 456 England 2024
• 130 scotland 2023
• 37 Ireland 2024
• 333 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Cara

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Cara.

• Rosalyn
• Lara
• Lilianna
• Gianna
• Julianna
• Camila
• Lilliana
• Lia
• Roselyn
• Leia
• Kara
• Briana
• Lea
• Alana
• Annabella
• Arielle
• Laila
• Elisa
• Elaina
• Jenna

Famous People Named Cara

• Cara Jocelyn Delevingne English model and actress
• Cara Jenkins English actress
• Cara Williams (born Bernice Kamiat) American actress
• Cara Black Zimbabwean tennis player
• Cara Seymour English actress
• Cara Elizabeth Dillon Irish singer
• Cara Lockwood American novelist
• Cara Pifko Canadian actress
• Cara Luft Canadian singer,songwriter
• Cara Hain Wakelin Canadian model and actress
• Cara Zavaleta American model and actress
• Cara Elizabeth DeLizia American actress
• Cara Readle Welsh actress
• Cara Renee Gorges Miss Kansas USA 2007
• Cara Elizabeth Quici American singer,songwriter
• Cara Buono American actress
• Cara Connolly (b. 1974) daughter of comedian Billy Connolly
• Cara Mia Dianne Wayans (b. 1987) daughter of actor/comedian Damon Wayans
• Cara Rose (b. 1989) daughter of baseball player Pete Rose
• Cara Ethel Kennedy Cuomo (b. 1995), daughter of politician Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy; granddaughter of politician Robert F. Kennedy; twin of sister Mariah Matilda
• Cara Nicole Gosselin (b. 2000) daughter of reality TV personalities Jon & Kate Gosselin
• Cara Morkel (b. 2011) daughter of cricketer Albie Morkel

The name Cara in Pop Culture

• Cara Irish Gaelic word for "friend", explaining why it's so popular in Ireland.
• Cara character in "Teen Idol" by Meg Cabot
• Cara character in the Divergent trilogy
• Cara Coburn character on TV's "The Tomorrow People"
• Cara Mason character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
• Cara character in "Atlantia" by Ally Condie
• "Caraphernelia" a song by the band Pierce The Veil in which the title is a play on of the word paraphernalia and the name Cara
• Carasynthia "Cara" Dune character in Star Wars show "The Mandalorian"

International Variations of the name Cara

• Carra Irish