Is Carah a boy or girl name?

Carah is a girl’s name. Of the 881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Carah

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Carah was most popular in 2000, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,685 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 881 people named Carah.

Carah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carah’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 881 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org