Gender
Origin
- Unknown
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dara
Pronunciation
d(a)-ra
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2676, 48 births)
- Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #469, 453 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1129, 207 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 207 |
| 2024 | 32 | 244 |
| 2023 | 29 | 107 |
| 2022 | 38 | 148 |
| 2021 | 34 | 132 |
| 2020 | 29 | 166 |
| 2019 | 16 | 227 |
| 2018 | 20 | 206 |
| 2017 | 12 | 110 |
| 2016 | 11 | 71 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #781, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1007, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1618, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2006, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024 | 29 | 10 |
| 2023 | 42 | 10 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14 |
| 2021 | 23 | 15 |
| 2020 | 29 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 | 9 |
| 2018 | 30 | 12 |
| 2017 | 24 | 12 |
| 2016 | 23 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1983 (rank #1220, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3065, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | – |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #73, 111 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 52 births)
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #175, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 11 |
| 2024 | 52 | 6 |
| 2023 | 60 | 11 |
| 2022 | 58 | 6 |
| 2021 | 53 | 11 |
| 2020 | 49 | 14 |
| 2019 | 79 | 12 |
| 2018 | 67 | 15 |
| 2017 | 78 | 17 |
| 2016 | 71 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #378, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #572, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #74, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #107, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #204, 8 births); most recent 2021 (rank #350, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | – |
| 2024 | 26 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | 4 |
| 2020 | 23 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | 3 |
| 2017 | 27 | – |
| 2016 | 31 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #436, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #367, 7 births); most recent 1992 (rank #553, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence