How Many People Are Named Dara?
An estimated 12,852 people in the United States have the first name Dara. It is predominantly female (94.4%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Dara peaked in popularity in 1981 with 466 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,852
About 1 in 26,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
94.4% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
466 births
Total Registered
14,291
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dara
Dara is predominantly female (94.4%), though 807 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dara as a male name
Ranked #3,525 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (39 births)
Dara as a female name
Ranked #1,026 in 2024
244 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (453 births)
Dara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dara span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,090 babies were registered. While Dara is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dara by Decade
How has Dara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dara by State
Birth registrations for Dara span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska. On average, about 254 Daras were registered per state.
Dara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dara
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dara?
We estimate approximately 12,852 people named Dara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 26,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Dara a common name?
Dara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,291 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dara most popular?
Dara reached peak popularity in 1981, when 466 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dara is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dara a female name?
Dara is predominantly female. 94.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dara Smith, Dara Johnson, Dara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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