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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#941275
2024#1,025246
2023#1,202199
2022#1,190202
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
1954#318700
1953#324645
1952#328623
1951#319617
1950#323567
1949#345502
1948#372450
1947#347528
1946#303592
1945#408303
1944#397318
1943#378365
1942#346409
1941#326406
1940#339356
1939#368318
1938#428244
1937#480185
1936#410246
1935#67298
1934#1,34429
1933#1,77319
1932#1,48826
1931#1,87618
1930#1,66123
1929#1,89219
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1925#4,0287
1924#4,0027
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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 1951

  • 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: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,346 girlsWAIdaho: #146 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 622 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 994 girlsNDMinnesota: #198 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsILWisconsin: #255 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsWIMichigan: #289 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,907 girlsMINew York: #460 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 5,758 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: #168 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 985 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #124 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 540 girlsSDIowa: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsIAIndiana: #203 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsINOhio: #226 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsPANew Jersey: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,269 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #330 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,879 girlsCAUtah: #241 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsUTColorado: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,229 girlsCONebraska: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsNEMissouri: #314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #272 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,293 girlsWVVirginia: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,248 girlsVAMaryland: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,117 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: #320 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNMKansas: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedARTennessee: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,417 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #613 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,108 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #300 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsDCOklahoma: #137 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 799 girlsOKLouisiana: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,906 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #265 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsTXFlorida: #474 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,141 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#124 · 1 in 540
  2. Oklahoma#137 · 1 in 799
  3. Idaho#146 · 1 in 622
  4. Oregon#168 · 1 in 985
  5. North Dakota#175 · 1 in 994

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#124141 in 540
Oklahoma#137271 in 799
Idaho#146101 in 622
Oregon#168161 in 985
North Dakota#17571 in 994
Iowa#194201 in 1,472
Pennsylvania#194761 in 1,428
Minnesota#198201 in 1,785
Indiana#203311 in 1,462
Kansas#209131 in 1,502
Ohio#226461 in 1,986
Utah#24171 in 1,319
Wisconsin#255141 in 2,809
Texas#265621 in 1,645
West Virginia#272101 in 2,293
Illinois#280351 in 2,625
Washington#285111 in 2,346
Michigan#289271 in 2,907
Colorado#29171 in 2,229
Nebraska#29551 in 2,856
District of Columbia#30051 in 2,540
Missouri#314131 in 3,165
Arizona#32051 in 1,956
California#330421 in 2,879
Maryland#35761 in 4,117
Tennessee#43371 in 5,417
New York#460261 in 5,758
Florida#47461 in 5,141
Virginia#48061 in 6,248
New Jersey#50351 in 9,269
Louisiana#51661 in 5,906
North Carolina#61351 in 10,108
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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 1951

girls
#319
617 births · 1 in 2,919 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #319Darla617
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,919 of them was named Darla, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #316Laverne622
  2. #317Alberta621
  3. #318Gretchen618
  4. #319Darla617
  5. #320Molly612
  6. #321Therese607
  7. #322Nellie604
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. 345Rhona#1,333#988
  2. 307Bobbi#1,153#846
  3. 296Ricki#1,090#794
  4. 295Mindy#771#476
  5. 288Sharleen#1,053#765
Fallers
  1. 395Sharman#668#1,063
  2. 343Manuela#773#1,116
  3. 294Allie#945#1,239
  4. 253Merrie#937#1,190
  5. 252Olive#891#1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951