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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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—
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1945#408303—
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1935#67298—
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1932#1,48826—
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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 1954

  • 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: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsWAIdaho: #115 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 458 girlsIDMontana: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 856 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsMNIllinois: #317 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,021 girlsILWisconsin: #358 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,627 girlsWIMichigan: #339 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,506 girlsMINew York: #583 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 8,911 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 944 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #89 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 350 girlsSDIowa: #155 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 868 girlsIAIndiana: #251 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,123 girlsINOhio: #242 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,039 girlsOHPennsylvania: #226 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #334 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,609 girlsCAUtah: #230 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsCONebraska: #255 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsNEMissouri: #323 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsMOKentucky: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,996 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNMKansas: #209 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #127 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 644 girlsOKLouisiana: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,177 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #229 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsTXFlorida: #488 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,379 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#89 · 1 in 350
  2. Idaho#115 · 1 in 458
  3. Oklahoma#127 · 1 in 644
  4. Iowa#155 · 1 in 868
  5. Oregon#173 · 1 in 944

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#89211 in 350
Idaho#115141 in 458
Oklahoma#127351 in 644
Iowa#155321 in 868
Oregon#173171 in 944
Montana#17681 in 856
Minnesota#186301 in 1,198
Kansas#209161 in 1,373
Washington#223201 in 1,424
Pennsylvania#226641 in 1,766
Texas#229871 in 1,288
Utah#23081 in 1,248
Ohio#242501 in 2,039
Indiana#251231 in 2,123
Colorado#252111 in 1,577
Nebraska#25571 in 2,062
New Mexico#29161 in 1,777
Illinois#317331 in 3,021
Kentucky#319111 in 3,101
Missouri#323141 in 3,101
West Virginia#33071 in 2,996
California#334551 in 2,609
Arizona#33561 in 1,958
Michigan#339251 in 3,506
Arkansas#35071 in 2,762
Wisconsin#35891 in 4,627
Louisiana#396121 in 3,177
Florida#48871 in 5,379
New York#583181 in 8,911
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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 1954

girls
#318
700 births · 1 in 2,774 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #318Darla700
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,774 of them was named Darla, which outranked 95.2% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #315Margo715
  2. #316Terrie712
  3. #317Lorna707
  4. #318Darla700
  5. #319Janette695
  6. #320Marcella694
  7. #321Deloris692
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →