Recorded 1880–2023 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,353 births

Carra — girls' name

1,353 babies named Carra in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s341890s641900s561910s921920s851930s361940s581950s381960s901970s1381980s2031990s2112000s1272010s962020s25
1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Carra was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

28 babies were named Carra in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,353 babies named Carra between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 211 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Carra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Carra in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,353 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carra at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,353

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1993

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Carra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1880

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
28
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Carra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
211 births that decade — 16% of Carra's all-time total
1880s341890s641900s561910s921920s851930s361940s581950s381960s901970s1381980s2031990s2112000s1272010s962020s25

Carra by state

Where Carra concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Carra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 0.7%
#2 Ohio
5 0.4%
Texas share of Carra's total US births 0.7%
Even split

10 of 1,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carra?
1,353 babies have been named Carra since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 28 births.
When was Carra most popular?
Carra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 211 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Carra most popular?
The top states for the name Carra are Texas (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Carra been used?
Carra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Carra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.