Carah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Carah by the numbers
Carah was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Carah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Corahcalling, summons; a feminine form of korah23 in the US (2017)
- Carrahdear or beloved; variant of Cara6 in the US (2017)
- Caraghfriend; Irish place name and given name5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caiah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cariah6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carah
Names that are said the same way as Carah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Karahhead; dear; a form of Cara or Karen37 in the US (2017)
- Khairagood, excellent17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khairahgood; excellent; charitable13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karrahprecious stone; a form of Cara or Kara10 in the US (2017)
- Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Carah
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