Feminine dossier · first seen 1893

Dara

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dara
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1981

Peak rank proxy

453

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1893Peak 19812024

Peak year

1981

Decline from peak

46.1%

2024

244

All-time

13,484

Dara has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1981, when 453 girls were named Dara.

In 2024, only 244 girls were given the name.

Down 46.1% from its peak.

All told, about 13,484 Americans have been named Dara and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1893.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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