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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #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 2014

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMINew York: #1,284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,405 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedORNevada: #455 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,642 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #709 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 4,032 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDEArizona: #987 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,284 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,066 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,223 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,024 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Darla, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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: #1,471 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 10,423 girlsTXFlorida: #1,428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,466 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#455 · 1 in 1,797
  2. California#709 · 1 in 4,032
  3. Arizona#987 · 1 in 5,284
  4. Tennessee#1,066 · 1 in 6,223
  5. New York#1,284 · 1 in 8,405

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#45561 in 1,797
California#709521 in 4,032
Arizona#98761 in 5,284
Tennessee#1,06651 in 6,223
New York#1,284111 in 8,405
North Carolina#1,36351 in 9,024
Pennsylvania#1,37251 in 10,642
Florida#1,42881 in 10,466
Texas#1,471161 in 10,423
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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 2014

girls
#1,416
161 births · 1 in 11,095 girls

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #1,416Darla161
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 11,095 of them was named Darla, which outranked 92.6% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darla
  1. #1,410Sheila162
  2. #1,410Yaneli162
  3. #1,410Yvette162
  4. #1,416Darla161
  5. #1,416Kamiyah161
  6. #1,416Maura161
  7. #1,416Pepper161
  8. #1,422Alex160
  9. #1,422Imogen160
  10. #1,422Leticia160

Tied with 5 names at #1,416; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. 3,632Aranza#4,243#611
  2. 576Montserrat#1,148#572
  3. 573Monserrat#1,165#592
  4. 463Maisie#1,116#653
  5. 419Ariadne#1,220#801
Fallers
  1. 401Miley#386#787
  2. 345Karly#988#1,333
  3. 318Britney#838#1,156
  4. 239Kaya#761#1,000
  5. 235Rihanna#938#1,173

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

See the top 100 for 2014