Cara dog name
We found 111 dogs named Cara in the public pet registers of 16 places. Combining all places, Cara is the #942 dog name. Almost all dogs named Cara are female.
🐱 Cara is also a cat name (5 cats).
Cara as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #1,702 of 51,228 | 29 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #1,322 of 34,500 | 38 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #741 of 10,500 | 10 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #1,593 of 8,191 | 2 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #574 of 4,586 | 4 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #998 of 4,375 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #269 of 4,602 | 7 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #186 of 5,788 | 6 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #1,022 of 3,045 | 1 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #779 of 2,440 | 1 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #297 of 3,446 | 3 | 2026 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #290 of 2,062 | 3 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miranda Colombia | #233 of 758 | 1 | 2024 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Cara. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
95 female and 0 male dogs named Cara, in the places that record sex.
Cara over the years
Dogs named Cara per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Cara
Based on 84 dogs named Cara with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Cara as a baby name
Cara was the #1326 girls' name in the US in 2025 (168 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #25 for girls in Northern Ireland, #52 for girls in Ireland, #211 for girls in Scotland and #396 for girls in New Zealand. See Cara as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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