Caracas: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Caracas – Meaning: named for the indigenous Caraca people – Origin: Indigenous South American – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: kuh-RAH-kuhs


Caracas is an Indigenous South American unisex name meaning “named for the indigenous Caraca people”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Caracas

Meaning: Named for the indigenous Caraca people.

Origin: Indigenous South American.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Caracas

Phonetic: kuh-RAH-kuhs   IPA: /kəˈrɑː.kəs/

Popularity of Caracas

Caracas doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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