Is Dara a boy or girl name?
Dara is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 244 girls and 32 boys were named Dara, so 88.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.4% of the 14,291 US babies named Dara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,525
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,026
- Babies named Dara since 1893
- 14,291
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 466 babies
Boys and girls named Dara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 971 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 19 | 1,840 | 99% |
| 1970s | 31 | 2,649 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 185 | 2,905 | 94% |
| 1990s | 189 | 1,808 | 90.5% |
| 2000s | 112 | 1,078 | 90.6% |
| 2010s | 103 | 1,023 | 90.9% |
| 2020s | 162 | 797 | 83.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,525 | 244 | #1,026 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,807 | 107 | #1,866 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,166 | 148 | #1,480 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,374 | 132 | #1,587 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,664 | 166 | #1,328 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,621 | 227 | #1,094 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,782 | 206 | #1,171 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,770 | 110 | #1,854 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,252 | 71 | #2,523 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,186 | 65 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,033 | 74 | #2,447 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,882 | 67 | #2,636 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,101 | 74 | #2,480 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,855 | 52 | #3,182 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,295 | 77 | #2,432 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,301 | 92 | #2,169 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,366 | 83 | #2,340 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,324 | 81 | #2,353 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,014 | 81 | #2,330 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,769 | 97 | #1,971 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,292 | 109 | #1,759 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,142 | 115 | #1,669 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,650 | 112 | #1,646 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,938 | 155 | #1,268 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,801 | 153 | #1,271 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,822 | 143 | #1,286 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,240 | 162 | #1,162 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,721 | 145 | #1,235 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,860 | 152 | #1,191 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,732 | 163 | #1,092 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,634 | 171 | #1,062 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,957 | 198 | #954 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,131 | 220 | #895 |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,017 | 235 | #850 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,195 | 219 | #884 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,657 | 240 | #794 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,453 | 240 | #784 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,285 | 239 | #750 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,310 | 228 | #759 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,622 | 222 | #767 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,987 | 277 | #636 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,949 | 254 | #675 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,745 | 321 | #572 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,258 | 453 | #470 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,216 | 431 | #486 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 264 | #662 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,193 | 285 | #598 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,271 | 267 | #627 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 254 | #616 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 221 | #678 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,744 | 254 | #612 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 271 | #582 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 247 | #628 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,066 | 307 | #572 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,581 | 279 | #617 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 310 | #562 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 233 | #632 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 187 | #713 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 194 | #703 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 149 | #817 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,691 | 158 | #833 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 176 | #780 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,178 | 151 | #861 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,154 | 150 | #872 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 132 | #928 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 166 | #791 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 130 | #898 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 118 | #948 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 132 | #870 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,580 | 61 | #1,294 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,066 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,114 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,076 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,119 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,225 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,280 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,962 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,242 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,628 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,004 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,768 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,561 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,231 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,541 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,575 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,624 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,520 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,322 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,726 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,547 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,409 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,228 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,937 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,752 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,089 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,498 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,435 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,309 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,687 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,919 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,992 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,415 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,627 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,878 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,280 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,289 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,557 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,498 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,283 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,755 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,481 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dara reached #1,622 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #470 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.