Dara
#1,129 for girls in 2025, 207 births · #2,676 for boys in 2025, 48 births
Given to girls 94.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 453 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,692since 1893
Dara over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,129 | 207 | #2,676 | 48 |
| 2024 | #1,034 | 244 | #3,524 | 32 |
| 2023 | #1,865 | 107 | #3,802 | 29 |
| 2022 | #1,478 | 148 | #3,151 | 38 |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 132 | #3,362 | 34 |
| 2020 | #1,327 | 166 | #3,653 | 29 |
| 2019 | #1,094 | 227 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #1,170 | 206 | #4,739 | 20 |
| 2017 | #1,854 | 110 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #2,517 | 71 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #2,712 | 65 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #2,442 | 74 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #2,626 | 67 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #2,474 | 74 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #3,173 | 52 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,427 | 77 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #2,165 | 92 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #2,334 | 83 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #2,348 | 81 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #2,328 | 81 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #1,969 | 97 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #1,756 | 109 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #1,668 | 115 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #1,642 | 112 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #1,266 | 155 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2000 | #1,270 | 153 | #3,764 | 21 |
| 1999 | #1,283 | 143 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #1,161 | 162 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #1,232 | 145 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #1,186 | 152 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #1,090 | 163 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #1,061 | 171 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1993 | #953 | 198 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #892 | 220 | #3,105 | 21 |
| 1991 | #850 | 235 | #2,989 | 21 |
| 1990 | #883 | 219 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #794 | 240 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #784 | 240 | #2,437 | 24 |
| 1987 | #750 | 239 | #2,272 | 25 |
| 1986 | #758 | 228 | #2,290 | 24 |
| 1985 | #767 | 222 | #1,614 | 39 |
| 1984 | #635 | 277 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #674 | 254 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #572 | 321 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #469 | 453 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #486 | 431 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #660 | 264 | — | |
| 1978 | #597 | 285 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #628 | 267 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #616 | 254 | — | |
| 1975 | #678 | 221 | — | |
| 1974 | #612 | 254 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #582 | 271 | — | |
| 1972 | #626 | 248 | — | |
| 1971 | #572 | 307 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #616 | 279 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #562 | 310 | — | |
| 1968 | #632 | 233 | — | |
| 1967 | #713 | 187 | — | |
| 1966 | #703 | 194 | — | |
| 1965 | #815 | 149 | — | |
| 1964 | #833 | 158 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #780 | 176 | — | |
| 1962 | #859 | 151 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #869 | 150 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #926 | 132 | — | |
| 1959 | #791 | 166 | — | |
| 1958 | #898 | 130 | — | |
| 1957 | #946 | 118 | — | |
| 1956 | #869 | 132 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,292 | 61 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #1,064 | 85 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,112 | 76 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,076 | 77 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,224 | 57 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,278 | 51 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,238 | 53 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | — | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | — | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | — | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
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| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Dara! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1904, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Dara is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#230 · 1 in 810
- Oklahoma#251 · 1 in 1,436
- New Jersey#259 · 1 in 1,620
- Maryland#283 · 1 in 1,747
- Tennessee#305 · 1 in 1,992
Best ever in a state: #151 in North Dakota, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #230 | 6 | 1 in 810 |
| Oklahoma | #251 | 14 | 1 in 1,436 |
| New Jersey | #259 | 23 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Maryland | #283 | 12 | 1 in 1,747 |
| Tennessee | #305 | 14 | 1 in 1,992 |
| Connecticut | #314 | 7 | 1 in 2,202 |
| Indiana | #314 | 15 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Missouri | #320 | 14 | 1 in 2,291 |
| New York | #321 | 50 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Alabama | #332 | 11 | 1 in 2,067 |
| North Carolina | #333 | 14 | 1 in 2,367 |
| Kansas | #339 | 7 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Pennsylvania | #344 | 26 | 1 in 2,667 |
| South Carolina | #360 | 8 | 1 in 2,242 |
| Louisiana | #377 | 13 | 1 in 2,356 |
| Wisconsin | #378 | 9 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Iowa | #382 | 6 | 1 in 3,235 |
| Massachusetts | #382 | 11 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Florida | #437 | 18 | 1 in 3,005 |
| Kentucky | #441 | 6 | 1 in 3,978 |
| Washington | #443 | 9 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Minnesota | #451 | 7 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Michigan | #463 | 14 | 1 in 4,190 |
| Virginia | #472 | 8 | 1 in 3,757 |
| Oregon | #476 | 5 | 1 in 3,394 |
| Colorado | #498 | 6 | 1 in 3,461 |
| Georgia | #508 | 9 | 1 in 3,869 |
| Ohio | #550 | 13 | 1 in 5,558 |
| Texas | #596 | 28 | 1 in 4,419 |
| California | #749 | 29 | 1 in 6,251 |
| Illinois | #786 | 10 | 1 in 7,515 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dara
- 95 spots since 2024 (#1,034 → #1,129)
- 198 spots since 2020 (#1,327 → #1,129)
- 1,583 spots since 2015 (#2,712 → #1,129)
- Biggest jump: 423 spots in 1956 (#1,292 → #869)
- Biggest drop: 135 spots in 1960 (#791 → #926)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1981 at #469 (453 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1956–1993
- Highest: 1 in 3,682 girls born in 1981 were named Dara (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,765 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 21.2% of all girls named Dara (2,905) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,437 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,696 (1905) | #1,952 |
| 1910s | 54 | #2,398 (1910) | #3,395 |
| 1920s | 85 | #2,282 (1921) | #3,367 |
| 1930s | 46 | #2,592 (1939) | #3,442 |
| 1940s | 212 | #1,238 (1947) | #2,638 |
| 1950s | 971 | #791 (1959) | #1,039 |
| 1960s | 1,840 | #562 (1969) | #769 |
| 1970s | 2,650 | #572 (1971) | #619 |
| 1980s | 2,905 | #469 (1981) | #669 |
| 1990s | 1,808 | #850 (1991) | #1,059 |
| 2000s | 1,078 | #1,266 (2001) | #1,875 |
| 2010s | 1,023 | #1,094 (2019) | #2,249 |
| 2020s | 1,004 | #1,034 (2024) | #1,403 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dara in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 3,682 of them was named Dara, which outranked 96.2% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 137,783 of them was named Dara, which outranked 55.8% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,030Zakee14
- #3,030Zenon14
- #3,030Zephaniah14
- #3,221Dara13
- #3,221Adolphus13
- #3,221Akiva13
- #3,221Alistair13
- #3,412Adriana12
- #3,412Adriano12
- #3,412Agustine12
Tied with 190 names at #3,221; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.