Carah
#7,686 most common girls' name of all time · #12,858 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1969–2025
Rank among girls
#7,686
Rank overall
#12,858 of 105,966
First appeared
1969
Years on the list
47 of 146
All-time
881
Since 2016
62
Peak year
2000 #3,427
Best rank
#3,342 1999
Girls
Boys
peak 39/yr
Carah first appears in 1969. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,328 |
| 2020 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,551 |
| 2019 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,677 |
| 2018 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,522 |
| 2017 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,429 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,723 |
| 2015 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,080 |
| 2014 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,538 |
| 2013 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,708 |
| 2012 | 27 | — | 27 | #5,165 |
| 2011 | 21 | — | 21 | #6,210 |
| 2010 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,652 |
| 2009 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,302 |
| 2008 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,809 |
| 2007 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,671 |
| 2006 | 21 | — | 21 | #6,214 |
| 2005 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,249 |
| 2004 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,114 |
| 2003 | 31 | — | 31 | #4,256 |
| 2002 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,512 |
| 2001 | 39 | — | 39 | #3,454 |
| 2000 | 39 | — | 39 | #3,427 |
| 1999 | 38 | — | 38 | #3,342 |
| 1998 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,722 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | 28 | #3,957 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,251 |
| 1995 | 30 | — | 30 | #3,629 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,450 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | 28 | #3,849 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | 21 | #4,778 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,923 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,700 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | 19 | #4,773 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,223 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,483 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,352 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | 18 | #4,406 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,118 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,624 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,777 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,897 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,166 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,075 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,274 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,131 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,812 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,452 |