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Dara

Pronounced /ˈdɑːɹə/

Rank in 2024
#1,031
Born in 2024
244
Peak year
1981 · #470
Origin
Irish, Persian, Slavic

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 244 girls were named Dara, about 1 in every 6,611.
  • It peaked in 1981 with 453 babies, ranked #470.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1893.
  • 13,484 girls have been named Dara since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Dara per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. 0.2
    Gen X
  5. 0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 141 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 109 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,896 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 4,153 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,832 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,731 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,617 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːɹə/ Rhymes: -ɑːɹə ==== Proper noun ==== Dara (plural Daras) A male given name from Irish. A female given name from Irish. ===== Related terms =====

  • A male given name from Irish.
  • A female given name from Irish.
  • A male given name from Persian.
  • A female given name from Slavic.
Origin
Irish, Persian, Slavic
Say it
/ˈdɑːɹə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Dara, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Daria

    Rank
    #1,958
    Born '24
    101
    Origin
    Old Persian
    1880peak 19982024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Dora

    Rank
    #2,620
    Born '24
    67
    Origin
    Ancient Greek
    1880peak 19212024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Dru

    Rank
    #3,418
    Born '24
    46
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20042024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Dori

    Rank
    #8,774
    Born '24
    12
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19612024