How popular is the name Dara?

Dara ranks 1,134th among girls' names in US records, with 15,175 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,544.

Is Dara a unisex name?

No. Dara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1981, when 477 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,134 of girl names

Pronounced D AE1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Dara is a girls' name, and first appears in 1893. It has been given to 15,175 children — the 1,134th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 74% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1981, when 477 children were given it.

1981Girls: 477Boys: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dara?: Dara ranks 1,134th among girls' names in US records, with 15,175 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,544.
Is Dara a unisex name?: No. Dara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dara most popular?: 1981, when 477 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.