Dara

Primarily a girl's name · 94% girls

Meaning

Dara are several given names used for both men and women in different languages.

From Wikipedia

Dara first appears in the data in 1893 and has been recorded in 112 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 453 babies (rank #470 that year). In 2024 it was given to 244 girls (rank #1,026). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Dara

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dara yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,291

Total babies (all years)

112

Years in the data

453

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Dara

Dara Shikohcalligrapher · b. 1615
Dara Singhprofessional wrestler · b. 1928
Dara Torresswimmer · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1893	5	#1,481
1905	6	#1,755
1909	5	#2,283
1910	5	#2,498
1911	5	#2,557
1913	5	#3,289
1914	6	#3,280
1915	6	#3,878
1916	7	#3,627
1917	8	#3,415
1918	5	#4,992
1919	7	#3,919
1920	8	#3,687
1921	16	#2,309
1922	9	#3,435
1923	14	#2,498
1924	7	#4,089
1925	8	#3,752
1926	7	#3,961
1927	7	#3,937
1928	9	#3,228
1930	8	#3,409
1932	5	#4,547
1933	10	#2,726
1936	5	#4,322
1937	7	#3,520
1939	11	#2,624
1940	7	#3,575
1941	5	#4,541
1942	9	#3,231
1943	8	#3,561
1944	7	#3,768
1945	18	#2,004
1946	30	#1,628
1947	53	#1,242
1948	24	#1,962
1949	51	#1,280
1950	57	#1,225
1951	69	#1,119
1952	77	#1,076
1953	76	#1,114
1954	85	#1,066
1955	61	#1,294
1956	132	#870
1957	118	#948
1958	130	#898
1959	166	#791
1960	132	#928
1961	150	#872
1962	151	#861
1963	176	#780
1964	158	#833
1965	149	#817
1966	194	#703
1967	187	#713
1968	233	#632
1969	310	#562
1970	279	#617
1971	307	#572
1972	247	#628
1973	271	#582
1974	254	#612
1975	221	#678
1976	254	#616
1977	267	#627
1978	285	#598
1979	264	#662
1980	431	#486
1981	453	#470
1982	321	#572
1983	254	#675
1984	277	#636
1985	222	#767
1986	228	#759
1987	239	#750
1988	240	#784
1989	240	#794
1990	219	#884
1991	235	#850
1992	220	#895
1993	198	#954
1994	171	#1,062
1995	163	#1,092
1996	152	#1,191
1997	145	#1,235
1998	162	#1,162
1999	143	#1,286
2000	153	#1,271
2001	155	#1,268
2002	112	#1,646
2003	115	#1,669
2004	109	#1,759
2005	97	#1,971
2006	81	#2,330
2007	81	#2,353
2008	83	#2,340
2009	92	#2,169
2010	77	#2,432
2011	52	#3,182
2012	74	#2,480
2013	67	#2,636
2014	74	#2,447
2015	65	#2,721
2016	71	#2,523
2017	110	#1,854
2018	206	#1,171
2019	227	#1,094
2020	166	#1,328
2021	132	#1,587
2022	148	#1,480
2023	107	#1,866
2024	244	#1,026