Dara
Dara was the 1129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 207 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 469th with 453 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,592 places. More babies were named Dara in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,129 girls, up 200 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 207girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981453 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,547babies recorded
Dara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,129 | #2,686 | 207 | 48 |
| 2020 | #1,329 | #3,666 | 166 | 29 |
| 2010 | #2,434 | #8,295 | 77 | 9 |
| 2000 | #1,271 | #3,801 | 153 | 21 |
| 1990 | #884 | #3,195 | 219 | 19 |
| 1980 | #486 | #4,216 | 431 | 9 |
| 1970 | #617 | #3,581 | 279 | 8 |
| 1960 | #928 | — | 132 | — |
| 1950 | #1,225 | — | 57 | — |
| 1940 | #3,575 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | #3,409 | — | 8 | — |
| 1920 | #3,687 | — | 8 | — |
| 1910 | #2,498 | — | 5 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Dara, counting every spelling?
Dara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,005 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,129 for Dara on its own. Together these spellings went to 239 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dara | 207 | #1,129 | 838 |
| Darah | 32 | #4,378 | 106 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dara?
207 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dara (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dara?
About 12,700 people born in the US named Dara are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 27 and 54. That makes Dara mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dara by state
How common Dara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.0×), Maryland (2.6×), New York (1.6×), Virginia (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dara
How popular is the name Dara?
Dara was the 1129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 207 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 469th with 453 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,592 places. More babies were named Dara in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Dara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Dara in the US.
Where is Dara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dara was most common in New Jersey (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and New York.