Is Darla a boy or girl name?
Darla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 244 girls and 0 boys were named Darla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 43,416 US babies named Darla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,027
- Babies named Darla since 1924
- 43,416
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 2,391 babies
Boys and girls named Darla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,206 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,229 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 9,599 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 16 | 16,340 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 5 | 5,382 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,996 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 968 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,059 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,587 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 990 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,027 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,202 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,189 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,239 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,367 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,272 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,419 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,294 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,679 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,415 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,471 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,347 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,533 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,577 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,735 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,747 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,940 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,859 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,789 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,704 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,848 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,713 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,606 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,522 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,371 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,067 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,868 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,705 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,409 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,335 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,327 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,067 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,076 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,093 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 176 | #903 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 197 | #806 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 219 | #746 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 259 | #680 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 287 | #628 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 315 | #587 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 313 | #584 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 333 | #538 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 341 | #532 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 382 | #481 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 409 | #460 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 493 | #407 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 559 | #375 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 692 | #331 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 895 | #305 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,860 | 965 | #299 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,528 | 1,058 | #271 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,152 | #240 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,265 | #230 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,445 | #211 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,020 | 1,581 | #208 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 2,044 | #185 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,391 | #165 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,965 | #190 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,715 | #203 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,745 | 1,724 | #202 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,689 | 1,672 | #203 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,355 | #223 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,334 | #230 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,209 | #237 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 877 | #292 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 700 | #318 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 645 | #324 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 623 | #329 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 617 | #319 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 567 | #323 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 502 | #345 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 450 | #372 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 528 | #346 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 592 | #303 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 303 | #408 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 318 | #397 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 365 | #378 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 409 | #346 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 406 | #326 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 356 | #339 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 318 | #367 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 244 | #428 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 185 | #480 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 246 | #410 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 98 | #672 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,351 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,794 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,492 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,673 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,901 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,109 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,090 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darla reached #3,689 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #165 in 1963. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darla
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.