Dara

Girl name

Dara has been given to 14,547 babies in the U.S. since 1893. It peaked in 1981.

Meaning & origin /ˈdɑːɹə/

An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,547

Peak year

1981 (466 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1893

10-year trend

▲ +245%

Gender split

94% girls / 6% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dara.

14,547 babies since 1937

14,616 babies since 1900

14,642 babies since 1880

14,919 babies since 1962

14,043 babies since 1955

14,021 babies since 1915

13,706 babies since 1910

13,668 babies since 1949

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