Dara is an established girls' name that peaked in 1981 and has grown less common since.
Dara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,129 among girls (207) and #2,686 among boys (48) — overall #1,889 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | 255 | #1,129 | #2,686 |
| 2024 | 276 | 282 | #1,034 | #3,536 |
| 2023 | 136 | 136 | #1,868 | #3,815 |
| 2022 | 186 | 186 | #1,480 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 166 | 166 | #1,587 | #3,376 |
| 2020 | 195 | 200 | #1,329 | #3,666 |
| 2019 | 243 | 253 | #1,094 | #5,624 |
| 2018 | 226 | 239 | #1,171 | #4,783 |
| 2017 | 122 | 122 | #1,854 | #6,772 |
| 2016 | 82 | 88 | #2,523 | #7,254 |
| 2015 | 74 | 74 | #2,721 | #8,188 |
| 2014 | 80 | 86 | #2,448 | #11,034 |
| 2013 | 74 | 74 | #2,637 | #9,884 |
| 2012 | 80 | 80 | #2,480 | #11,103 |
| 2011 | 59 | 65 | #3,182 | #9,857 |
| 2010 | 86 | 86 | #2,434 | #8,295 |
| 2009 | 98 | 98 | #2,169 | #11,301 |
| 2008 | 89 | 89 | #2,340 | #11,367 |
| 2007 | 90 | 90 | #2,353 | #8,324 |
| 2006 | 92 | 92 | #2,331 | #7,014 |
| 2005 | 106 | 106 | #1,971 | #7,770 |
| 2004 | 117 | 123 | #1,759 | #8,292 |
| 2003 | 135 | 135 | #1,669 | #4,142 |
| 2002 | 119 | 125 | #1,646 | #8,652 |
| 2001 | 170 | 170 | #1,268 | #4,938 |
| 2000 | 174 | 174 | #1,271 | #3,801 |
| 1999 | 157 | 157 | #1,286 | #4,822 |
| 1998 | 178 | 178 | #1,162 | #4,240 |
| 1997 | 158 | — | #1,235 | #4,721 |
| 1996 | 169 | — | #1,191 | #3,860 |
| 1995 | 180 | — | #1,092 | #3,732 |
| 1994 | 199 | — | #1,062 | #2,634 |
| 1993 | 221 | — | #954 | #2,957 |
| 1992 | 241 | — | #895 | #3,131 |
| 1991 | 256 | — | #850 | #3,018 |
| 1990 | 238 | — | #884 | #3,195 |
| 1989 | 255 | — | #794 | #3,657 |
| 1988 | 264 | — | #784 | #2,453 |
| 1987 | 264 | — | #750 | #2,285 |
| 1986 | 252 | — | #759 | #2,310 |
| 1985 | 261 | — | #767 | #1,623 |
| 1984 | 287 | — | #636 | #3,987 |
| 1983 | 269 | — | #675 | #2,948 |
| 1982 | 332 | — | #572 | #3,746 |
| 1981 | 466 | — | #469 | #3,258 |
| 1980 | 440 | — | #486 | #4,216 |
| 1979 | 264 | — | #662 | — |
| 1978 | 291 | — | #598 | #5,193 |
| 1977 | 273 | — | #628 | #5,271 |
| 1976 | 254 | — | #616 | — |
| 1975 | 221 | — | #678 | — |
| 1974 | 260 | — | #612 | #4,744 |
| 1973 | 271 | — | #582 | — |
| 1972 | 248 | — | #626 | — |
| 1971 | 312 | — | #572 | #5,065 |
| 1970 | 287 | — | #617 | #3,581 |
| 1969 | 310 | — | #562 | — |
| 1968 | 233 | — | #632 | — |
| 1967 | 187 | — | #714 | — |
| 1966 | 194 | — | #703 | — |
| 1965 | 149 | — | #817 | — |
| 1964 | 164 | — | #833 | #3,691 |
| 1963 | 176 | — | #780 | — |
| 1962 | 156 | — | #861 | #4,178 |
| 1961 | 158 | — | #872 | #3,156 |
| 1960 | 132 | — | #928 | — |
| 1959 | 166 | — | #791 | — |
| 1958 | 130 | — | #898 | — |
| 1957 | 118 | — | #948 | — |
| 1956 | 132 | — | #870 | — |
| 1955 | 67 | — | #1,294 | #3,580 |
| 1954 | 85 | — | #1,066 | — |
| 1953 | 76 | — | #1,114 | — |
| 1952 | 77 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1951 | 69 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1950 | 57 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1949 | 51 | — | #1,280 | — |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #1,962 | — |
| 1947 | 53 | — | #1,242 | — |
| 1946 | 30 | — | #1,628 | — |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #2,003 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,768 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,561 | — |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,231 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,575 | — |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,625 | — |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,520 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,322 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,726 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,547 | — |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,409 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,228 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,937 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,961 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,752 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,089 | — |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,498 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,435 | — |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,309 | — |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,687 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,919 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,992 | — |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,415 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,878 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,280 | — |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,289 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,557 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,498 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,283 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,755 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,481 | — |