Given name & surname
Khara
“one who is pure”·“dearly loved”·“a good friend”
Khara is a variant of Kara. Interpretations include “one who is pure”, “dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Khara is a variant of Kara. Interpretations include “one who is pure”, “dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Khara is a variant of Kara. Kara has been associated with Greek and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 672
- 0 boys · 672 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −81%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 90 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 644 as a first name in 2020; 188 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 2
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 Khara, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Khalilah
“a beloved friend”
>99% girls
Cari
“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
Tahira
“one who is chaste; pure”
>99% girls
Aja
1% boys · 99% girls
Farrah
“fair-haired woman” · “one who bears the burden”
>99% girls
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Cara
“beloved” · “one who is dearly loved”
>99% girls
Carrie
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “from the river”
>99% girls