Karra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-ra
- Origin
- Italian
Karra is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “dear, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karra 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 Karra a girl's or a boy's name?
Karra is a girls' name.
How popular is Karra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 girls.
Karra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Karra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Karra in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,952 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Karra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Keira, Brianna, Ffion, Caoimhe, Caitlin, Eden, Cassidy, Kianna, Sienna, Kiana, Caragh
Names related to Karra
Kaira, Kara, Kayra, Kyara, Korra, Keara, Kerra, Kirra, Kiarra
More Italian names
Aria, Enzo, Bella, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Emiliana, Jemma, Alfredo, Nella
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, “Karra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karra, updated 20 October 2026.