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Darla

Gender

Female

Origin

English
From the Old English dearling: darling.
Darling; from the Old English dearling

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Darla

Pronunciation

d(a)-rla, dar-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #3660, 6 births); most recent 1970 (rank #4724, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #165, 2,389 births); most recent 2025 (rank #941, 275 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–275
2024–244
2023–199
2022–202
2021–190
2020–155
2019–165
2018–181
2017–161
2016–185

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

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #346, 124 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025124
2024105
2023106
202298
202180
202065
201948
201853
201747
201618

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

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2977, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20223
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–
20154
2014–

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

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #187, 25 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202525
202417
202317
202212
20219
202010
20194
201812
20175
20164

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

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #207, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #272, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202513
202418
202316
202210
20213
2020–
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–

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

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #192, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20249
20233
20226
2021–
20203
20195
2018–
20174
2016–

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)

  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #158, 20 births); most recent 1985 (rank #458, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
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