Girls' name · since 1949
Darra
Darra has 510 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 510 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Darra recorded 510 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2018.
- #11,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 510 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darra ranks #11,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 510 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darra's 510 recorded births place it above 83.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darra splits its recorded history at 1978: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2018
- Peak year (1980)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Darra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Darra's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Darra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (22% of all-time use).
How Darra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darra's total volume
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What to do with Darra's data
- Darra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.