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Dara

Dara is currently the #1129 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 207 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1327, now it sits at #1129. Looking at the full record since 1893, Dara hit its all-time high of #469 in 1981, when 453 girls were given the name. State by state, New Jersey leads the way at #618.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1129
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#469
in 1981 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
207
girls named Dara

Dara popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.015%0.022%0.029%18801900192019401960198020002020#469 in 1981
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1981

Where Dara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MI—New York: #790 (20 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#790Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025IL—Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #618 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#618Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025CT—California: #948 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025OK—Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dara in 2025HI—Texas: #1117 (24 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1117Florida: #912 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#912
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#651), New Jersey (#618), Louisiana (#776)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dara in the most recent year of SSA data.

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