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

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