girl's name

Carra

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,398

Scotland

#705

2009 births

Carra is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Carra over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Carra by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 34
1890s 64
1900s 56
1910s 92
1920s 85
1930s 36
1940s 58
1950s 38
1960s 90
1970s 138
1980s 203
1990s 211
2000s 127
2010s 96
2020s (to 2023) 25

How popular is Carra?

In 2023, Carra was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Carra is used

Scotland #705 4 in 2009
Ireland #928 3 in 2007
England & Wales #5,039 4 in 2009
France #6,514 5 in 2016
United States #13,987 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Carra

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Carra also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Carra

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Carra

How popular is the name Carra?

In 2023, Carra was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Carra a girl's or a boy's name?

Carra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Carra?

Carra has 2 syllables.

When was Carra most popular?

Carra peaked in 1993, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.