Dara

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Dara is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 14,291 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 13,484 as girls and 807 as boys. Dara gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1981 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 276
2023 136
2022 186
2021 166
2020 195
2019 243
2018 226
2017 122
2016 82
2015 74
2014 80
2013 74
2012 80
2011 59
2010 86
2009 98
2008 89
2007 90
2006 92
2005 106
2004 117
2003 135
2002 119
2001 170
2000 174
1999 157
1998 178
1997 158
1996 169
1995 180
1994 199
1993 221
1992 241
1991 256
1990 238
1989 255
1988 264
1987 264
1986 252
1985 261
1984 287
1983 269
1982 332
1981 466
1980 440
1979 264
1978 291
1977 273
1976 254
1975 221
1974 260
1973 271
1972 247
1971 312
1970 287
1969 310
1968 233
1967 187
1966 194
1965 149
1964 164
1963 176
1962 156
1961 158
1960 132
1959 166
1958 130
1957 118
1956 132
1955 67
1954 85
1953 76
1952 77
1951 69
1950 57
1949 51
1948 24
1947 53
1946 30
1945 18
1944 7
1943 8
1942 9
1941 5
1940 7
1939 11
1937 7
1936 5
1933 10
1932 5
1930 8
1928 9
1927 7
1926 7
1925 8
1924 7
1923 14
1922 9
1921 16
1920 8
1919 7
1918 5
1917 8
1916 7
1915 6
1914 6
1913 5
1911 5
1910 5
1909 5
1905 6
1893 5