Dare is a very rare variant of Dara that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Dare is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Dare first appears in 1916 and peaked in 1921 (7 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,563 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,315 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #7,980 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,015 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #8,679 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,556 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,067 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,797 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,455 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,106 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,672 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,439 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,407 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,465 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,349 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,700 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,089 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,868 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,421 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,371 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #4,114 | #4,495 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,993 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,577 | — |