Khara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-ra
- Origin
- Italian
Khara is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “dear, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khara 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 Khara a girl's or a boy's name?
Khara is a girls' name.
How popular is Khara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 girls.
Khara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Khara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 90 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Khara in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 40 | #2,414 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 48 | #2,088 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 90 | #1,295 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Khara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija Safa Faiza Saba Summer Hiba Aysha Maha Zaira Huda Fatma Halima
Names related to Khara
Kiara Kaira Kara Khari Kayra Khaira Khairah Kyara Khiara Keara
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, “Khara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khara, updated 20 October 2026.