Given name & surname
Carra
“beloved”·“one who is dearly loved”·“a good friend”
Carra is a variant of Cara. Interpretations include “beloved”, “one who is dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carra is a variant of Cara. Interpretations include “beloved”, “one who is dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carra is a variant of Cara. An origin associated with Cara is Italian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,353
- 0 boys · 1,353 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 917 as a first name in 2020; 764 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Carra, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kara
“one who is pure” · “dearly loved”
>99% girls
Kassandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Carina
“little darling”
>99% girls
Katia
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kaila
“crowned with laurel” · “a stylish man”
>99% girls
Cassandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Kaci
“a vigilant man; one who is alert” · “a vigilant woman”
7% boys · 93% girls
Carly
“a free woman” · “from the farmer's meadow”
>99% girls