Kara Santora
There are approximately 1 people named Kara Santora 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 Kara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Santora. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Kara
96K
Alive today
Named Santora
2.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 96K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1991
Average age: 37
Top Census group: White (85.7%)
Estimated bearers: 2.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #13,103
Per 100K: 0.75
Top ancestry: White (92.1%)
First name trend
Kara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kara. The peak year was 1991 with 3,280 births. The average person named Kara today is 37 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kara
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Kara, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kara described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Kara at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.7% · 80,118
- Two or more races4.0% · 3,760
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 3,389
- Black or African American3.5% · 3,290
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 2,259
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 638
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Santora surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Santora, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Santora described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Santora at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.1% · 2,062
- Hispanic or Latino4.4% · 99
- Two or more races1.9% · 42
- Black or African American1.0% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 12
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0279% of the US population, based on 95,659 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Kara right now.
The surname Santora appears at a rate of 0.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0007%.
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 Kara Santora. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Kara Santora: questions and answers
How many people are named Kara Santora?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Kara Santora. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0279%) with the surname frequency (0.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kara Santora?
We classify Kara Santora as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kara a male or female name?
Kara is predominantly female. Out of 101,796 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Kara 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Kara Santora?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.