Dare

DEHR /ˈdɛɹ/
girl 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1921 (7 births).

About the name Dare

PronunciationDEHR /ˈdɛɹ/
CultureSlovenian

Names similar to Dare

How popular is Dare?

Girls named Dare
19161920193019401950196019701979
Girls named Dare per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Dare
192119401960198020002013
Boys named Dare per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dare total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201355—#12,563
19965——#9,315
19946——#7,980
19935——#9,015
19925——#8,679
19795—#10,556—
19715——#5,067
19635—#6,797—
19595—#6,455—
19575——#4,106
19537—#4,672—
19526——#3,439
19485—#5,407—
19475—#5,465—
19335—#4,349—
19305—#4,700—
19295——#4,089
19276——#3,868
19266—#4,421—
19235——#4,371
192112—#4,114#4,495
19185—#4,993—
19165—#4,577—