Dara

Where Dara comes from

An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dara
  • Irish
  • Persian
  • Slavic
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1615
    Dara Shikoh born
    Indian prince
  2. 1893
    First appearance
    #1,437 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1967
    Dara Torres born
    American swimmer
  4. 1981
    Peak, #469
    453 babies named Dara — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #767.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
  • A female given name from Irish.
  • A male given name from Persian.
  • A female given name from Slavic.
Namesakes
  • Dara Shikoh · Indian prince, 1615–1659
  • Dara Torres · American swimmer, born 1967
  • Dara Singh · Indian professional wrestler and actor, 1928–2012
  • Dara Ó Briain · Irish comedian and television presenter, born 1972
  • Dara Howell · Canadian freestyle skier, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.