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Name Of Battlestar Galactica's Main Character, Kara Thrace (Starbuck). It Was Also The Name Of A Valkyrie In Norse Mythology.
Kara Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.28%
Male
99.72%
Female
Kara is predominantly a girls name, with 99.72% of Karas being girls, and 0.28% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 282 males named Kara, and 100545 females given the name
Popularity of Kara by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Kara in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Kara: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Kara' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Kara in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Kara's average ranking is 4885.57, with it's highest ever rank being #. Kara has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 3 times.
Kara has been used in the United States ever since 1896, with over 100827 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Kara gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1974, when it's usage went up by 140.38%. During this year, 2304 babies were named Kara, which was 0.0774% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.085%, in this year alone more than 3000 girls were named Kara.
Popular 'K' Names - Girls
Girls names starting with 'K'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with K. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'K' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.
| Name | 'K-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 1. | 152. | 4313 | 0.119% |
| Kaylee | 2. | 172. | 3814 | 0.105% |
| Kylie | 3. | 199. | 3396 | 0.094% |
| Kinsley | 4. | 205. | 3353 | 0.093% |
| Katherine | 5. | 216. | 3259 | 0.09% |
| Khloe | 6. | 283. | 2520 | 0.07% |
| Kayla | 7. | 291. | 2456 | 0.068% |
| Kimberly | 8. | 302. | 2321 | 0.064% |
| Kendall | 9. | 418. | 1694 | 0.047% |
| Kate | 10. | 489. | 1382 | 0.038% |
| Kinley | 11. | 537. | 1243 | 0.034% |
| Kali | 12. | 622. | 1078 | 0.03% |
| Kylee | 13. | 624. | 1073 | 0.03% |
| Keira | 14. | 645. | 1030 | 0.028% |
| Kaitlyn | 15. | 670. | 994 | 0.027% |
| Kenzie | 16. | 678. | 984 | 0.027% |
| Kamila | 17. | 687. | 974 | 0.027% |
| Kendra | 18. | 698. | 954 | 0.026% |
| Kayleigh | 19. | 699. | 951 | 0.026% |
| Katie | 20. | 735. | 885 | 0.024% |