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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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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2024#1,025246—
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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—
1954#318700—
1953#324645—
1952#328623—
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1945#408303—
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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 1960

  • 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: #128 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 554 girlsWAIdaho: #113 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 402 girlsIDMontana: #79 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 291 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #82 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 315 girlsNDMinnesota: #125 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 553 girlsMNIllinois: #214 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsILWisconsin: #266 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsMINew York: #519 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,783 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: #155 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 647 girlsORNevada: #78 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 258 girlsNVWyoming: #141 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 484 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #52 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 208 girlsSDIowa: #110 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 454 girlsIAIndiana: #135 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 600 girlsINOhio: #173 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 862 girlsOHPennsylvania: #187 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsPANew Jersey: #378 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,854 girlsNJConnecticut: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,077 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 975 girlsCAUtah: #104 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 410 girlsUTColorado: #161 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 674 girlsCONebraska: #153 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 657 girlsNEMissouri: #151 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 689 girlsMOKentucky: #202 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsKYWest Virginia: #151 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 791 girlsWVVirginia: #420 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,980 girlsVAMaryland: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,769 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsAZNew Mexico: #128 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 458 girlsNMKansas: #120 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 500 girlsKSArkansas: #169 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 890 girlsARTennessee: #210 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #379 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #510 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,214 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsDCOklahoma: #68 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 300 girlsOKLouisiana: #418 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsLAMississippi: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsMSAlabama: #374 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,892 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedHITexas: #129 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 573 girlsTXFlorida: #374 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,792 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#52 · 1 in 208
  2. Oklahoma#68 · 1 in 300
  3. Nevada#78 · 1 in 258
  4. Montana#79 · 1 in 291
  5. North Dakota#82 · 1 in 315

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#52341 in 208
Oklahoma#68701 in 300
Nevada#7891 in 258
Montana#79231 in 291
North Dakota#82211 in 315
Utah#104261 in 410
Iowa#110621 in 454
Idaho#113161 in 402
Kansas#120421 in 500
Minnesota#125701 in 553
New Mexico#128271 in 458
Washington#128511 in 554
Texas#1291981 in 573
Indiana#135841 in 600
Wyoming#14161 in 484
Missouri#151651 in 689
West Virginia#151221 in 791
Nebraska#153221 in 657
Oregon#155251 in 647
Colorado#161291 in 674
Arkansas#169201 in 890
Ohio#1731221 in 862
Pennsylvania#1871071 in 1,044
California#1981771 in 975
Kentucky#202271 in 1,185
Tennessee#210301 in 1,214
Illinois#214841 in 1,281
Arizona#259131 in 1,164
Michigan#265481 in 1,840
Wisconsin#266201 in 2,247
District of Columbia#29871 in 1,886
Connecticut#33081 in 3,077
Alabama#374121 in 2,892
Florida#374181 in 2,792
New Jersey#378151 in 3,854
North Carolina#379151 in 3,237
Maryland#38481 in 3,769
Mississippi#41481 in 3,169
Louisiana#418131 in 2,986
Virginia#420101 in 3,980
Georgia#425121 in 3,711
South Carolina#51051 in 5,214
New York#519291 in 5,783
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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 1960

girls
#202
1,723 births · 1 in 1,174 girls
boys
#3,665
6 births · 1 in 355,387 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #202Darla1,723

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #3,665Darla6
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,174 of them was named Darla, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #199Louise1,786
  2. #200Marianne1,780
  3. #201Constance1,731
  4. #202Darla1,723
  5. #203Carole1,689
  6. #204Eva1,685
  7. #205Lydia1,670
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 355,387 of them was named Darla, which outranked 20.3% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #3,337Ygnacio7
  2. #3,337Yisroel7
  3. #3,337Zollie7
  4. #3,665Darla6
  5. #3,665Abbott6
  6. #3,665Abby6
  7. #3,665Abdon6
  8. #4,038Abelino5
  9. #4,038Abron5
  10. #4,038Acy5

Tied with 372 names at #3,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →