NameTides

Dara

Dara was the #1,129 girls' name in the US in 2025 (207 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Dara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Dara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,129 (207)#2,006 (14)——#352 (11)#2,282 (9)
2024#1,034 (244)#2,575 (10)#790 (3)—#556 (6)#2,102 (10)
2023#1,865 (107)#2,504 (10)#749 (3)—#339 (11)#1,678 (13)
2022#1,478 (148)#1,948 (14)——#559 (6)#2,835 (6)
2021#1,584 (132)#1,866 (15)—#350 (4)#363 (11)#1,778 (12)
2020#1,327 (166)#1,618 (18)——#294 (14)#2,343 (8)
2019#1,094 (227)#2,643 (9)#765 (3)—#347 (12)#2,374 (8)
2018#1,170 (206)#2,187 (12)#809 (3)#434 (3)#299 (15)#2,344 (8)
2017#1,854 (110)#2,201 (12)——#272 (17)#2,179 (9)
2016#2,517 (71)#2,966 (8)#675 (4)—#661 (5)#2,595 (7)
2015#2,712 (65)#2,705 (9)#806 (3)#312 (5)#431 (10)#2,363 (8)
2014#2,442 (74)#2,659 (9)#681 (4)—#584 (6)#2,617 (7)
2013#2,626 (67)#2,313 (11)#816 (3)—#894 (3)#2,595 (7)
2012#2,474 (74)#2,521 (10)—#330 (5)#677 (5)#3,334 (5)
2011#3,173 (52)#1,903 (14)—#363 (4)#550 (7)#2,009 (10)

Dara as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dara as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Dara as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,676 (48)#1,007 (30)#560 (5)#107 (22)#108 (52)#1,167 (21)
2024#3,524 (32)#1,025 (29)#535 (5)#89 (26)#106 (52)#1,353 (16)
2023#3,802 (29)#779 (42)#614 (4)#83 (30)#96 (60)#1,687 (11)
2022#3,151 (38)#901 (34)#590 (4)#96 (27)#106 (58)#1,759 (10)
2021#3,362 (34)#1,184 (23)—#105 (27)#121 (53)#1,342 (15)
2020#3,653 (29)#962 (29)#599 (4)#119 (23)#124 (49)#1,261 (16)
2019#5,555 (16)#1,217 (21)#701 (3)#96 (31)#86 (79)#1,737 (10)
2018#4,739 (20)#958 (30)#472 (6)#93 (30)#100 (67)#1,983 (8)
2017#6,685 (12)#1,146 (24)#406 (8)#105 (27)#92 (78)#2,439 (6)
2016#7,157 (11)#1,187 (23)#707 (3)#100 (31)#98 (71)—
2015#8,040 (9)#996 (29)—#100 (30)#76 (102)—
2014#10,717 (6)#916 (32)#378 (9)#108 (29)#80 (99)#2,371 (6)
2013#9,655 (7)#1,617 (14)#687 (3)#83 (37)#75 (106)—
2012#10,770 (6)#1,152 (23)#392 (8)#101 (31)#86 (94)—
2011#9,600 (7)#1,342 (18)#421 (7)#87 (38)#73 (111)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1981 at #469.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1893.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 81% of US babies named Dara were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 380common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 460common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Dara is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dara by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #790NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #618NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #776LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,117TXFlorida: #912FL
Dara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Dara (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DaraCanadaGirls#2,2829
DaraCanadaBoys#1,16721
DaraEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
DaraEngland & WalesBoys#1,00730
DaraIrelandGirls#35211
DaraIrelandBoys#10852
DaraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DaraNorthern IrelandBoys#10722
DaraScotlandGirls—too few
DaraScotlandBoys#5605
DaraUSGirls#1,129207
DaraUSBoys#2,67648