How popular is the name Darla?

Darla ranks 594th among girls' names in US records, with 43,399 births since 1924. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,809.

Is Darla a unisex name?

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

1963, when 2,391 children were given the name. It has been in use for 101 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Darle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#594 of girl names

Pronounced D AA1 R L AH0 (ARPABET)

Darla is a girls' name, and first appears in 1924. It has been given to 43,399 children — the 594th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 37% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1963, when 2,391 children were given it.

Darle is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Darla and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

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 Darla?: Darla ranks 594th among girls' names in US records, with 43,399 births since 1924. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,809.
Is Darla a unisex name?: No. Darla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darla most popular?: 1963, when 2,391 children were given the name. It has been in use for 101 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Darla spelled?: Darle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.