How Many People Are Named Dara?
people named Dara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 25,220 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,547 babies named Dara in Social Security records from 1893 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
466 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dara, 93.9% were girls and 6.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dara fell from 100% in the 1940s to 82.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dara alive today is about 38 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 25 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dara first appears in the records in 1893 and was given most often in 1981, to 466 babies. In 2025, 255 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1893 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #469, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #1,129.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,129 |
| Best rank | #469 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #648 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dara were born in California than in any other state: about 1,500 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dara was given 2.6 times as often in New Jersey, 2.2 times in New York and 1.6 times in Pennsylvania.
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