Kara

Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name

"wild stormy one"

Kara Origin and Meaning

The name Kara is a girl's name of Irish, Latin, Scandinavian origin meaning "wild stormy one".

Kara and the soundalike (though not necessarily related) Cara are among the most multi-cultural names around. Cara has roots in Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese, and Kara can be viewed as simply as K-starting version of Cara.

But Kara is also uniquely a Norse mythology name, drawn from the name of a valkyrie meaning "wild stormy one".. Kara was a Valkyrie, lover of Helgi, who charmed his enemies in battle by enchanting them with song.

Both Cara and Kara peaked in the 1980s but Kara remains more popular than the Cara variant.

Kara Rank in US Top 1000

# 937 in the US

Kara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 382 on Nameberry

Kara Popularity

• 937 US 2023
• 382 Nameberry 2024
• 591 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Kara

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kara.

• Cara
• Kira
• Kiara
• Karina
• Kyra
• Lara
• Katie
• Alyssa
• Ashley
• Lana
• Kaylee
• Kaia
• Lisa
• Ana
• Callie
• Ashlyn
• Christina
• Kaitlyn
• Chelsea
• Kari

Famous People Named Kara

• Kara Hayward American actress
• Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi American singer,songwriter
• Kara Elizabeth Drew aka Cherry American pro wrestler
• Kara Janét Edwards American voice actress and radio personality
• Kara Lord Miss Guyana Universe 2011
• Kara Louise Tointon English actress
• Kara Walker American collage artist
• Kara Lynn Lindsay American actress
• Kara Killmer American actress
• Kara Janx South African Project Runway contestant
• Kara Saun American Project Runway contestant
• Kara Lindsay American Broadway actress and singer

Kara in Pop Culture

• Kara Thrace aka Starbuck main character on TV's "Battlestar Galactica"
• Kara Danvers aka Kara Zor El aka Supergirl, Superman's cousin
• Kara Bannister character in movie "The Dog Who Saved Christmas"
• Kara Leary character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
• Kara Souders character on TV's "The Red Band Society"
• Kara Barbie doll character
• Kara the Jungle Princess character in Exciting Comics
• Kara Tatiana "KT" character in TV's "House of Anubis"
• Kara character in the game "Detroit: Become Human"