Darla

#941 for girls in 2025, 275 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #4,724
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1963 · 2,391 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
43,667
since 1924

Darla over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Darla has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #165, 1963girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#941275—
2024#1,025246—
2023#1,202199—
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2021#1,236190—
2020#1,412155—
2019#1,366165—
2018#1,271181—
2017#1,416161—
2016#1,294185—
2015#1,677127—
2014#1,416161—
2013#1,470151—
2012#1,346174—
2011#1,531143—
2010#1,569140—
2009#1,733126—
2008#1,740127—
2007#1,940106—
2006#2,18688—
2005#1,855104—
2004#1,756109—
2003#1,786105—
2002#1,93491—
2001#1,700106—
2000#1,79197—
1999#1,84486—
1998#1,70993—
1997#1,60699—
1996#1,519105—
1995#1,370120—
1994#2,05967—
1993#1,86576—
1992#1,70488—
1991#1,407114—
1990#1,334120—
1989#1,326117—
1988#1,066148—
1987#1,075142—
1986#1,093136—
1985#901176—
1984#806197—
1983#745219—
1982#679259—
1981#628287—
1980#585315—
1979#583313—
1978#538333—
1977#532341—
1976#481382—
1975#460409—
1974#407493—
1973#375559—
1972#331692—
1971#305895—
1970#299965#4,7245
1969#2711,058#4,4045
1968#2401,152—
1967#2301,265—
1966#2111,445—
1965#2081,581#3,9305
1964#1852,044—
1963#1652,391—
1962#1901,964—
1961#2031,717—
1960#2021,723#3,6656
1959#2031,672#3,6196
1958#2231,355—
1957#2301,334—
1956#2371,209—
1955#292877—
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Darla! It came in at #4,002, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1928, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Darla is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNHWashington: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsWAIdaho: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsIDMontana: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 835 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 962 girlsNDMinnesota: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsMNIllinois: #312 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,351 girlsILWisconsin: #254 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,995 girlsWIMichigan: #395 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,966 girlsMINew York: #564 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 9,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: #207 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 961 girlsSDIowa: #160 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsIAIndiana: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsINOhio: #218 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,809 girlsOHPennsylvania: #229 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #404 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,842 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedUTColorado: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsCONebraska: #201 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsNEMissouri: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,556 girlsMOKentucky: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,858 girlsKYWest Virginia: #286 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsWVVirginia: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,119 girlsVAMaryland: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,220 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsKSArkansas: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,481 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedHITexas: #345 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,407 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#157 · 1 in 835
  2. North Dakota#160 · 1 in 962
  3. Iowa#160 · 1 in 1,110
  4. South Dakota#164 · 1 in 961
  5. Oklahoma#177 · 1 in 1,138

Best ever in a state: #40 in South Dakota, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#15771 in 835
Iowa#160241 in 1,110
North Dakota#16071 in 962
South Dakota#16471 in 961
Oklahoma#177191 in 1,138
Nebraska#20181 in 1,634
Oregon#207101 in 1,476
Idaho#20951 in 1,204
Minnesota#214171 in 1,879
Ohio#218471 in 1,809
Pennsylvania#229551 in 1,888
Kansas#24891 in 1,954
Wisconsin#254121 in 2,995
Colorado#27971 in 2,072
West Virginia#28691 in 2,659
Illinois#312251 in 3,351
Maryland#31771 in 3,220
Indiana#332111 in 3,734
Texas#345381 in 2,407
Washington#35071 in 3,542
Kentucky#35991 in 3,858
Michigan#395141 in 4,966
California#404291 in 3,842
Missouri#42471 in 5,556
Arkansas#43051 in 4,481
Virginia#48651 in 7,119
New York#564151 in 9,424
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darla
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 84 spots since 2024 (#1,025 → #941)
  • 471 spots since 2020 (#1,412 → #941)
  • 736 spots since 2015 (#1,677 → #941)
  • Biggest jump: 672 spots in 1935 (#1,344 → #672)
  • Biggest drop: 192 spots in 1986 (#901 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1963 at #165 (2,391 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1935–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 806
  • Highest: 1 in 806 girls born in 1963 were named Darla (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,845 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 37.4% of all girls named Darla (16,340) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s33#1,892 (1929)#3,307
1930s1,206#368 (1939)#1,050
1940s4,229#303 (1946)#356
1950s9,599#203 (1959)#280
1960s16,340#165 (1963)#211
1970s5,382#299 (1970)#431
1980s1,996#585 (1980)#890
1990s968#1,334 (1990)#1,642
2000s1,059#1,700 (2001)#1,842
2010s1,588#1,271 (2018)#1,436
2020s1,267#941 (2025)#1,168

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darla in 1948

girls
#372
450 births · 1 in 3,773 girls

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #372Darla450
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 3,773 of them was named Darla, which outranked 93.8% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #369Mona455
  2. #370Melba454
  3. #371Cherie451
  4. #372Darla450
  5. #372Natalie450
  6. #374Gwen448
  7. #375Marla446
  8. #376Genevieve443

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →