The baby name Dara appears in baby name data for the United States from 1946 to 2024. It was most popular in 1980 with 506 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dara has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 13 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 26 |
| 1951 | 27 |
| 1952 | 43 |
| 1953 | 51 |
| 1954 | 9 |
| 1955 | 20 |
| 1956 | 81 |
| 1957 | 76 |
| 1958 | 99 |
| 1959 | 176 |
| 1960 | 114 |
| 1961 | 143 |
| 1962 | 64 |
| 1963 | 107 |
| 1964 | 114 |
| 1965 | 103 |
| 1966 | 118 |
| 1967 | 150 |
| 1968 | 207 |
| 1969 | 311 |
| 1970 | 275 |
| 1971 | 283 |
| 1972 | 229 |
| 1973 | 242 |
| 1974 | 202 |
| 1975 | 183 |
| 1976 | 213 |
| 1977 | 291 |
| 1978 | 318 |
| 1979 | 246 |
| 1980 | 506 |
| 1981 | 502 |
| 1982 | 319 |
| 1983 | 253 |
| 1984 | 244 |
| 1985 | 194 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 210 |
| 1987 | 223 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 211 |
| 1989 | 189 |
| 1990 | 230 |
| 1991 | 243 |
| 1992 | 188 |
| 1993 | 190 |
| 1994 | 146 |
| 1995 | 140 |
| 1996 | 121 |
| 1997 | 109 |
| 1998 | 128 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 93 |
| 2001 | 112 |
| 2002 | 41 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 56 |
| 2005 | 62 |
| 2006 | 35 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 42 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2017 | 93 |
| 2018 | 160 |
| 2019 | 172 |
| 2020 | 118 |
| 2021 | 109 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 112 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2024 | 240 |