Karah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-ra
- Origin
- Italian
Karah is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “dear, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karah mean?
Italian: spelling of Kara, itself a spelling of Cara, from Italian cara
“dear, beloved”
Spelling of Cara, from Italian cara, dear; it also matches Irish cara, friend, and Turkish kara, black.
Meaning borrowed from Kara. More on Wiktionary.
Is Karah a girl's or a boy's name?
Karah is a girls' name.
How popular is Karah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Karah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Karah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 2 | #7,280 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 2 | #7,309 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Karah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 131 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Karah in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,768 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,724 |
| 2010 | 82 | #2,313 |
| 2009 | 80 | #2,395 |
| 2008 | 98 | #2,078 |
| 2007 | 90 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,709 |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,932 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1,794 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,589 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,789 |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,829 |
| 2000 | 131 | #1,410 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,500 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,732 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,417 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,734 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,726 |
| 1994 | 83 | #1,752 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 78 | #1,729 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,879 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,784 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,221 |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,771 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,770 |
| 1982 | 41 | #2,369 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,922 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Karah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Aaliyah Zainab Safa Farah Ayah Khadija Hiba Hibah Sumayyah Hafsa Samah
Names related to Karah
More Italian names
Aria Sienna Enzo Bella Gemma Ariyah Milani Ariya Armani Bianca Siena Ariah Capri Emiliana Jemma Alfredo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karah, updated 20 October 2026.