Cara Wakelin
There are approximately 1 people named Cara Wakelin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wakelin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Cara
48K
Alive today
Named Wakelin
274
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 48K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 274
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #82,908
Per 100K: 0.08
Top ancestry: White (96.0%)
First name trend
Cara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cara. The peak year was 1985 with 1,472 births. The average person named Cara today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wakelin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wakelin, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.0%.
- White96.0%
- Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0141% of the US population, based on 48,344 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Wakelin appears at a rate of 0.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Cara Wakelin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Cara Wakelin: questions and answers
How many people are named Cara Wakelin?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Cara Wakelin. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0141%) with the surname frequency (0.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cara Wakelin?
We classify Cara Wakelin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cara a male or female name?
Cara is predominantly female. Out of 53,197 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Cara profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.