Dara
Mostly boys · DAR-a · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Dara is a name of Irish origin, meaning “oak”. In 2025 it ranked 694th for boys in the UK (57 babies) and 1,129th for girls in the US (207 babies).
What does Dara mean?
Irish: Irish, from Mac Dara, son of the oak; also a Persian name related to Darius
“oak”
St Mac Dara is the patron of Connemara fishermen, and his small stone church still stands on his island off the coast.
- Say it
- DAR-a
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dara a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dara has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 57 boys in the UK and 207 girls and 48 boys in the US.
How popular is Dara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #694among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 5,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were named Dara, making it the 694th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 685th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 76 boys. 14 girls were also named Dara in 2025 (2,076th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1997, 58% of the babies named Dara in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 20%, with more boys than girls since 2001.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 107th in Northern Ireland.
Dara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #694 |
| 2024 | 60 | #678 |
| 2023 | 76 | #569 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 56 | #685 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 66 | #613 |
| 2017 | 59 | #665 |
| 2016 | 57 | #683 |
| 2015 | 61 | #640 |
| 2014 | 70 | #584 |
| 2013 | 54 | #685 |
| 2012 | 62 | #627 |
| 2011 | 63 | #606 |
| 2010 | 70 | #550 |
| 2009 | 60 | #606 |
| 2008 | 63 | #584 |
| 2007 | 62 | #557 |
| 2006 | 41 | #729 |
| 2005 | 38 | #742 |
| 2004 | 32 | #782 |
| 2003 | 32 | #737 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
How popular is Dara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,129among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 207about 1 in 7,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 207 girls in the US were named Dara, making it the 1,129th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,327th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 453 girls. It first appears in the records in 1893. 48 boys were also named Dara in 2025 (2,676th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Dara in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 81% of the babies named Dara in the US were girls.
Dara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | #1,129 |
| 2024 | 244 | #1,034 |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,865 |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,478 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,584 |
| 2020 | 166 | #1,327 |
| 2019 | 227 | #1,094 |
| 2018 | 206 | #1,170 |
| 2017 | 110 | #1,854 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2015 | 65 | #2,712 |
| 2014 | 74 | #2,442 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,625 |
| 2012 | 74 | #2,474 |
| 2011 | 52 | #3,172 |
| 2010 | 77 | #2,427 |
| 2009 | 92 | #2,165 |
| 2008 | 83 | #2,334 |
| 2007 | 81 | #2,348 |
| 2006 | 81 | #2,328 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,968 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,667 |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,641 |
| 2001 | 155 | #1,265 |
| 2000 | 153 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 143 | #1,281 |
| 1998 | 162 | #1,159 |
| 1997 | 145 | #1,230 |
| 1996 | 152 | #1,184 |
| 1995 | 163 | #1,087 |
| 1994 | 171 | #1,059 |
| 1993 | 198 | #952 |
| 1992 | 220 | #890 |
| 1991 | 235 | #848 |
| 1990 | 219 | #881 |
| 1989 | 240 | #792 |
| 1988 | 240 | #784 |
| 1987 | 239 | #750 |
| 1986 | 228 | #758 |
| 1985 | 222 | #767 |
| 1984 | 277 | #635 |
| 1983 | 254 | #674 |
| 1982 | 321 | #572 |
| 1981 | 453 | #469 |
| 1980 | 431 | #486 |
| 1979 | 264 | #660 |
| 1978 | 285 | #597 |
| 1977 | 267 | #628 |
| 1976 | 254 | #616 |
| 1975 | 221 | #678 |
| 1974 | 254 | #612 |
| 1973 | 271 | #582 |
| 1972 | 248 | #626 |
| 1971 | 307 | #572 |
| 1970 | 279 | #616 |
| 1969 | 310 | #562 |
| 1968 | 233 | #632 |
| 1967 | 187 | #713 |
| 1966 | 194 | #703 |
| 1965 | 149 | #815 |
| 1964 | 158 | #833 |
| 1963 | 176 | #780 |
| 1962 | 151 | #859 |
| 1961 | 150 | #869 |
| 1960 | 132 | #925 |
| 1959 | 166 | #791 |
| 1958 | 130 | #897 |
| 1957 | 118 | #945 |
| 1956 | 132 | #868 |
| 1955 | 61 | #1,291 |
| 1954 | 85 | #1,063 |
| 1953 | 76 | #1,111 |
| 1952 | 77 | #1,075 |
| 1951 | 69 | #1,115 |
| 1950 | 57 | #1,223 |
| 1949 | 51 | #1,277 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,952 |
| 1947 | 53 | #1,237 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,616 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,590 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,465 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,282 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,437 |
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