How Many People Are Named Darla?
An estimated 33,722 people in the United States have the first name Darla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Darla peaked in popularity in 1963 with 2,391 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darla 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 Darla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
33,722
About 1 in 10,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1963
2,391 births
Total Registered
43,416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darla
Darla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43,416 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Darla as a male name
Ranked #4,860 in 1970
5 male births in 1970
Peak: 1959 (6 births)
Darla as a female name
Ranked #1,027 in 2024
244 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (2,391 births)
Darla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darla span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 16,356 babies were registered. Darla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darla by Decade
How has Darla 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.
Darla by State
Birth registrations for Darla span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 839 Darlas were registered per state.
Darla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darla
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darla?
We estimate approximately 33,722 people named Darla 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 10,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Darla a common name?
Darla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darla most popular?
Darla reached peak popularity in 1963, when 2,391 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darla is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darla a female name?
Darla is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darla Smith, Darla Johnson, Darla 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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