Recorded 1949–2018 Girls' name Peak 1980 510 births

Darra — girls' name

510 babies named Darra in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s621960s1061970s901980s1141990s862000s282010s19
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Darra was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

20 babies were named Darra in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darra

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Darra between 1949 and 2018, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 510 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darra at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

510

Since 1949

70 years of records

Peak year

1980

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1949

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2018

Darra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1949

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
20
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Darra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 22% of Darra's all-time total
1940s51950s621960s1061970s901980s1141990s862000s282010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darra?
510 babies have been named Darra since 1949. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 20 births.
When was Darra most popular?
Darra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Darra been used?
Darra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 70 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Darra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.