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Dara

Dara: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“oak”
Origin
Irish
Say it
DAR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (94% of all uses)

From Irish Dáire or Doire, associated with the oak tree and steadfastness. Dara is also used in other traditions with different origins, but the Irish derivation is the best-known for this spelling.

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How popular is Dara?

202483.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Dara in 2024276

2024 rank#1,029 girls

Peak year1981

Total US babies since 188014,291

Dara is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Dara

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Rileyvaliant · Irish
  • Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish
  • Alannachild; or dear one · Irish

Dara questions

What does the name Dara mean?

Dara means "oak". It comes from Irish. From Irish Dáire or Doire, associated with the oak tree and steadfastness. Dara is also used in other traditions with different origins, but the Irish derivation is the best-known for this spelling.

Is Dara a boy or girl name?

Dara is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dara?

276 US babies were named Dara in 2024. Its peak year was 1981.

How do you pronounce Dara?

Dara is usually pronounced DAR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.