Darla

#941 for girls in 2025, 275 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #4,724
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1963 · 2,391 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
43,667
since 1924

Darla over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Darla has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #165, 1963girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#941275—
2024#1,025246—
2023#1,202199—
2022#1,190202—
2021#1,236190—
2020#1,412155—
2019#1,366165—
2018#1,271181—
2017#1,416161—
2016#1,294185—
2015#1,677127—
2014#1,416161—
2013#1,470151—
2012#1,346174—
2011#1,531143—
2010#1,569140—
2009#1,733126—
2008#1,740127—
2007#1,940106—
2006#2,18688—
2005#1,855104—
2004#1,756109—
2003#1,786105—
2002#1,93491—
2001#1,700106—
2000#1,79197—
1999#1,84486—
1998#1,70993—
1997#1,60699—
1996#1,519105—
1995#1,370120—
1994#2,05967—
1993#1,86576—
1992#1,70488—
1991#1,407114—
1990#1,334120—
1989#1,326117—
1988#1,066148—
1987#1,075142—
1986#1,093136—
1985#901176—
1984#806197—
1983#745219—
1982#679259—
1981#628287—
1980#585315—
1979#583313—
1978#538333—
1977#532341—
1976#481382—
1975#460409—
1974#407493—
1973#375559—
1972#331692—
1971#305895—
1970#299965#4,7245
1969#2711,058#4,4045
1968#2401,152—
1967#2301,265—
1966#2111,445—
1965#2081,581#3,9305
1964#1852,044—
1963#1652,391—
1962#1901,964—
1961#2031,717—
1960#2021,723#3,6656
1959#2031,672#3,6196
1958#2231,355—
1957#2301,334—
1956#2371,209—
1955#292877—
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1935#67298—
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Darla! It came in at #4,002, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1928, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Darla is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNHWashington: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,914 girlsWAIdaho: #148 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 630 girlsIDMontana: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 801 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsNDMinnesota: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,527 girlsMNIllinois: #288 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,686 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,340 girlsWIMichigan: #287 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsMINew York: #512 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,020 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #103 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 437 girlsSDIowa: #182 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsIAIndiana: #231 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsOHPennsylvania: #219 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #300 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsCAUtah: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsUTColorado: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsCONebraska: #271 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsNEMissouri: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsMOKentucky: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsKYWest Virginia: #275 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,221 girlsWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsNMKansas: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedARTennessee: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,407 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #556 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,511 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #141 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 767 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedHITexas: #265 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#103 · 1 in 437
  2. Oklahoma#141 · 1 in 767
  3. Idaho#148 · 1 in 630
  4. Montana#175 · 1 in 801
  5. Iowa#182 · 1 in 1,236

Best ever in a state: #40 in South Dakota, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#103171 in 437
Oklahoma#141281 in 767
Idaho#148101 in 630
Montana#17581 in 801
Iowa#182231 in 1,236
Ohio#195641 in 1,484
Oregon#200141 in 1,186
Kansas#209141 in 1,471
Pennsylvania#219661 in 1,683
North Dakota#22251 in 1,377
Utah#22781 in 1,198
Indiana#231251 in 1,863
Texas#265631 in 1,691
Nebraska#27161 in 2,408
West Virginia#275101 in 2,221
Michigan#287311 in 2,607
Illinois#288351 in 2,686
Wisconsin#291121 in 3,340
California#300581 in 2,265
Colorado#30471 in 2,322
Minnesota#314101 in 3,527
New Mexico#32251 in 2,000
Missouri#323131 in 3,179
Kentucky#334101 in 3,368
Washington#39471 in 3,914
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
New York#512221 in 7,020
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Tennessee#53551 in 7,407
North Carolina#55661 in 8,511
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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 Darla
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 84 spots since 2024 (#1,025 → #941)
  • 471 spots since 2020 (#1,412 → #941)
  • 736 spots since 2015 (#1,677 → #941)
  • Biggest jump: 672 spots in 1935 (#1,344 → #672)
  • Biggest drop: 192 spots in 1986 (#901 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1963 at #165 (2,391 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1935–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 806
  • Highest: 1 in 806 girls born in 1963 were named Darla (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,845 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 37.4% of all girls named Darla (16,340) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s33#1,892 (1929)#3,307
1930s1,206#368 (1939)#1,050
1940s4,229#303 (1946)#356
1950s9,599#203 (1959)#280
1960s16,340#165 (1963)#211
1970s5,382#299 (1970)#431
1980s1,996#585 (1980)#890
1990s968#1,334 (1990)#1,642
2000s1,059#1,700 (2001)#1,842
2010s1,588#1,271 (2018)#1,436
2020s1,267#941 (2025)#1,168

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.

Darla in 1952

girls
#328
623 births · 1 in 2,976 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #328Darla623
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,976 of them was named Darla, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #325Agnes627
  2. #325Celeste627
  3. #327Cassandra624
  4. #328Darla623
  5. #328Crystal623
  6. #330Unknown622
  7. #331Charmaine619
  8. #332Lola617

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →