girl's name
Carah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 901
Carah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Carah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 38 |
| 1980s | 147 |
| 1990s | 252 |
| 2000s | 261 |
| 2010s | 168 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 10 |
How popular is Carah?
In 2025, Carah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Carah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Carah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Carah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Carah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carah
How popular is the name Carah?
In 2025, Carah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Carah a girl's or a boy's name?
Carah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Carah most popular?
Carah peaked in 2000, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Carah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carah currently ranks #16,997 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.