First Name KARA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KARA is ranked as the 658th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 67,383.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 21.13 people named KARA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KARA is 94,135.
  • The SSA data also shows that KARA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names KARA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 67,383 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 658
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 21.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 94,135
  • National Rank 525
  • Percentile Rank 99.43%
  • Proportion/100k 29.52

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KARA is 81.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic origin, 10.9% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KARA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KARA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KARA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.2% 63.9% 17.3%
Hispanic origin 4.1% 16.3% -12.2%
Black 10.9% 12.3% -1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KARA is Texas where 5,471 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KARA, as 57.87 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,930 22.75 98.9% Indiana 1,791 27.15 98.2% Iowa 1,180 37.97 98.2% Kansas 781 26.88 96.4% Michigan 2,333 23.54 99.2% Minnesota 1,824 33.42 98.8% Missouri 292 9.77 94.9% Nebraska 545 28.98 95.6% North Dakota 201 27.19 89.6% Ohio 2,683 23.14 98.7% South Dakota 203 23.84 89.5% Wisconsin 1,384 24.04 98.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,930 22.75 98.9%
Indiana 1,791 27.15 98.2%
Iowa 1,180 37.97 98.2%
Kansas 781 26.88 96.4%
Michigan 2,333 23.54 99.2%
Minnesota 1,824 33.42 98.8%
Missouri 292 9.77 94.9%
Nebraska 545 28.98 95.6%
North Dakota 201 27.19 89.6%
Ohio 2,683 23.14 98.7%
South Dakota 203 23.84 89.5%
Wisconsin 1,384 24.04 98.5%
West State Statistics First-Names KARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 83.0% Arizona 1,125 16.72 97.2% California 5,370 13.84 99.3% Colorado 1,324 24.71 97.7% Hawaii 217 15.27 95.2% Idaho 461 28.18 94.8% Montana 259 25.29 91.9% Nevada 514 18.09 96.0% New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6% Oregon 964 24.29 97.3% Utah 1,060 36.02 97.2% Washington 2,060 29.17 99.0% Wyoming 103 17.56 85.3%

West States
State stats for the first name KARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 83.0%
Arizona 1,125 16.72 97.2%
California 5,370 13.84 99.3%
Colorado 1,324 24.71 97.7%
Hawaii 217 15.27 95.2%
Idaho 461 28.18 94.8%
Montana 259 25.29 91.9%
Nevada 514 18.09 96.0%
New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6%
Oregon 964 24.29 97.3%
Utah 1,060 36.02 97.2%
Washington 2,060 29.17 99.0%
Wyoming 103 17.56 85.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,666 46.33 98.5% Maine 540 40.59 94.9% Massachusetts 3,357 49.77 98.8% New Hampshire 738 55.63 96.4% New Jersey 1,939 21.69 98.5% New York 4,290 21.73 99.4% Pennsylvania 2,487 19.45 98.7% Rhode Island 611 57.87 96.8% Vermont 149 23.77 93.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,666 46.33 98.5%
Maine 540 40.59 94.9%
Massachusetts 3,357 49.77 98.8%
New Hampshire 738 55.63 96.4%
New Jersey 1,939 21.69 98.5%
New York 4,290 21.73 99.4%
Pennsylvania 2,487 19.45 98.7%
Rhode Island 611 57.87 96.8%
Vermont 149 23.77 93.0%
South State Statistics First-Names KARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 505 10.42 96.6% Arkansas 762 25.7 96.8% Delaware 164 17.49 96.0% Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 93.9% Florida 3,263 16.4 99.3% Georgia 1,374 13.61 98.4% Kentucky 823 18.65 96.8% Louisiana 596 12.82 96.6% Maryland 1,304 21.81 98.6% Mississippi 292 9.77 94.9% North Carolina 1,888 18.99 98.9% Oklahoma 1,161 29.95 97.4% South Carolina 642 13.27 96.9% Tennessee 1,022 15.6 97.8% Texas 5,471 20.3 99.3% Virginia 1,676 20.13 98.5% West Virginia 455 24.57 94.0%

South States
State stats for the first name KARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 505 10.42 96.6%
Arkansas 762 25.7 96.8%
Delaware 164 17.49 96.0%
Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 93.9%
Florida 3,263 16.4 99.3%
Georgia 1,374 13.61 98.4%
Kentucky 823 18.65 96.8%
Louisiana 596 12.82 96.6%
Maryland 1,304 21.81 98.6%
Mississippi 292 9.77 94.9%
North Carolina 1,888 18.99 98.9%
Oklahoma 1,161 29.95 97.4%
South Carolina 642 13.27 96.9%
Tennessee 1,022 15.6 97.8%
Texas 5,471 20.3 99.3%
Virginia 1,676 20.13 98.5%
West Virginia 455 24.57 94.0%
 

Full Names with KARA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KARA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KARA.

The most popular full name is KARA Smith. 0.88% of all the people named KARA have this family name.

There are 8535 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KARA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KARA Smith 0.88%
2 KARA Johnson 0.69%
3 KARA Jones 0.45%
4 KARA Miller 0.43%
5 KARA Brown 0.43%
6 KARA Williams 0.37%
7 KARA Davis 0.37%
8 KARA Anderson 0.31%
9 KARA Martin 0.30%
10 KARA Wilson 0.28%
11 KARA Thompson 0.27%
12 KARA Moore 0.23%
13 KARA Thomas 0.23%
14 KARA Nelson 0.22%
15 KARA Taylor 0.21%
16 KARA Clark 0.21%
17 KARA Cox 0.21%
18 KARA Hall 0.21%
19 KARA White 0.20%
20 KARA Hill 0.18%