Darla is an established girls' name that peaked in 1963 and has since faded.
Darla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #941 for girl births in the United States (and #1,798 across all names), given to 275 babies. Darla was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 1963 (2,391 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | 275 | #941 | — |
| 2024 | 246 | 246 | #1,025 | — |
| 2023 | 199 | 199 | #1,202 | — |
| 2022 | 202 | 202 | #1,191 | — |
| 2021 | 190 | 190 | #1,239 | — |
| 2020 | 155 | 155 | #1,414 | — |
| 2019 | 165 | 165 | #1,368 | — |
| 2018 | 181 | 181 | #1,272 | — |
| 2017 | 161 | 161 | #1,419 | — |
| 2016 | 185 | 185 | #1,294 | — |
| 2015 | 127 | 127 | #1,679 | — |
| 2014 | 161 | 161 | #1,416 | — |
| 2013 | 151 | 151 | #1,471 | — |
| 2012 | 174 | 174 | #1,347 | — |
| 2011 | 143 | 143 | #1,533 | — |
| 2010 | 140 | 140 | #1,569 | — |
| 2009 | 126 | 126 | #1,735 | — |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | #1,747 | — |
| 2007 | 106 | 106 | #1,941 | — |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | #2,193 | — |
| 2005 | 104 | 104 | #1,859 | — |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #1,760 | — |
| 2003 | 105 | 105 | #1,789 | — |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | #1,939 | — |
| 2001 | 106 | 106 | #1,704 | — |
| 2000 | 97 | 97 | #1,794 | — |
| 1999 | 86 | 86 | #1,848 | — |
| 1998 | 93 | 93 | #1,713 | — |
| 1997 | 99 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1996 | 105 | — | #1,522 | — |
| 1995 | 120 | — | #1,371 | — |
| 1994 | 67 | — | #2,067 | — |
| 1993 | 76 | — | #1,868 | — |
| 1992 | 88 | — | #1,705 | — |
| 1991 | 114 | — | #1,409 | — |
| 1990 | 120 | — | #1,335 | — |
| 1989 | 117 | — | #1,327 | — |
| 1988 | 148 | — | #1,067 | — |
| 1987 | 142 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1986 | 136 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1985 | 176 | — | #903 | — |
| 1984 | 197 | — | #806 | — |
| 1983 | 219 | — | #746 | — |
| 1982 | 259 | — | #680 | — |
| 1981 | 287 | — | #628 | — |
| 1980 | 315 | — | #587 | — |
| 1979 | 313 | — | #583 | — |
| 1978 | 333 | — | #538 | — |
| 1977 | 341 | — | #532 | — |
| 1976 | 382 | — | #481 | — |
| 1975 | 409 | — | #460 | — |
| 1974 | 493 | — | #407 | — |
| 1973 | 559 | — | #375 | — |
| 1972 | 692 | — | #331 | — |
| 1971 | 895 | — | #305 | — |
| 1970 | 970 | — | #299 | #4,860 |
| 1969 | 1,063 | — | #271 | #4,528 |
| 1968 | 1,152 | — | #240 | — |
| 1967 | 1,265 | — | #230 | — |
| 1966 | 1,445 | — | #211 | — |
| 1965 | 1,586 | — | #208 | #4,020 |
| 1964 | 2,044 | — | #185 | — |
| 1963 | 2,391 | — | #165 | — |
| 1962 | 1,964 | — | #190 | — |
| 1961 | 1,717 | — | #203 | — |
| 1960 | 1,729 | — | #202 | #3,744 |
| 1959 | 1,678 | — | #203 | #3,689 |
| 1958 | 1,355 | — | #223 | — |
| 1957 | 1,334 | — | #230 | — |
| 1956 | 1,209 | — | #237 | — |
| 1955 | 877 | — | #292 | — |
| 1954 | 700 | — | #318 | — |
| 1953 | 645 | — | #324 | — |
| 1952 | 623 | — | #329 | — |
| 1951 | 617 | — | #319 | — |
| 1950 | 567 | — | #323 | — |
| 1949 | 502 | — | #345 | — |
| 1948 | 450 | — | #372 | — |
| 1947 | 528 | — | #347 | — |
| 1946 | 592 | — | #303 | — |
| 1945 | 303 | — | #408 | — |
| 1944 | 318 | — | #397 | — |
| 1943 | 365 | — | #378 | — |
| 1942 | 409 | — | #346 | — |
| 1941 | 406 | — | #326 | — |
| 1940 | 356 | — | #339 | — |
| 1939 | 318 | — | #368 | — |
| 1938 | 244 | — | #428 | — |
| 1937 | 185 | — | #480 | — |
| 1936 | 246 | — | #410 | — |
| 1935 | 98 | — | #672 | — |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,351 | — |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,492 | — |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,894 | — |
| 1930 | 23 | — | #1,673 | — |
| 1929 | 19 | — | #1,901 | — |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #4,110 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,090 | — |