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Darla Name Popularity

How popular is the name Darla? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 1,523 5 0.0005%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 628 66 0.0068%
1936 419 194 0.0201%
1937 485 135 0.0137%
1938 413 217 0.0212%
1939 354 287 0.0282%
1940 337 321 0.0302%
1941 321 375 0.0333%
1942 339 386 0.0306%
1943 376 330 0.0253%
1944 411 255 0.0206%
1945 407 260 0.0213%
1946 303 556 0.0377%
1947 349 486 0.0291%
1948 367 415 0.026%
1949 344 469 0.0292%
1950 329 514 0.0319%
1951 314 590 0.0348%
1952 324 592 0.0339%
1953 324 605 0.0342%
1954 323 653 0.0357%
1955 293 846 0.046%
1956 237 1,188 0.0629%
1957 229 1,316 0.0684%
1958 223 1,339 0.0708%
1959 203 1,658 0.0873%
1960 201 1,712 0.0904%
1961 203 1,692 0.0896%
1962 190 1,949 0.1062%
1963 166 2,367 0.1319%
1964 184 2,032 0.1154%
1965 208 1,557 0.0952%
1966 210 1,427 0.0914%
1967 229 1,250 0.0824%
1968 238 1,132 0.0754%
1969 270 1,037 0.0673%
1970 297 944 0.0593%
1971 302 873 0.0581%
1972 330 670 0.0492%
1973 373 522 0.0403%
1974 397 474 0.0365%
1975 459 372 0.0289%
1976 497 320 0.0248%
1977 549 282 0.0209%
1978 532 300 0.0223%
1979 579 265 0.0188%
1980 599 260 0.0178%
1981 631 234 0.0159%
1982 711 192 0.0128%
1983 744 165 0.0112%
1984 810 142 0.0095%
1985 865 130 0.0086%
1986 1,032 96 0.0064%
1987 1,225 65 0.0043%
1988 1,152 83 0.0053%
1989 1,340 64 0.004%
1990 1,308 75 0.0045%
1991 1,532 53 0.0033%
1992 1,709 43 0.0027%
1993 1,914 32 0.0021%
1994 1,939 30 0.002%
1995 1,359 70 0.0046%
1996 1,713 41 0.0027%
1997 1,660 46 0.0031%
1998 1,674 46 0.0031%
1999 1,744 44 0.0029%
2000 1,824 43 0.0028%
2001 1,726 51 0.0034%
2002 1,809 45 0.003%
2003 1,608 62 0.0041%
2004 1,668 59 0.0039%
2005 1,721 56 0.0037%
2006 2,083 37 0.0024%
2007 1,861 50 0.0032%
2008 1,519 87 0.0056%
2009 1,630 71 0.0048%
2010 1,426 93 0.0065%
2011 1,436 88 0.0062%
2012 1,279 114 0.008%
2013 1,401 89 0.0063%
2014 1,260 114 0.0078%
2015 1,530 72 0.0049%
2016 1,255 114 0.0079%
2017 1,285 100 0.0072%
2018 1,098 138 0.01%
2019 1,242 107 0.0079%
2020 1,501 90 0.0071%
2021 1,276 116 0.0095%
2022 1,186 151 0.0114%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Darel

English

Daryl

A contraction-variant of Darline, which see.

French

Daryll

English


What names are similar to Darla?

Find a name that’s like Darla, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carla

Free man

German

Dalla

Valley

Scandinavian

Dara

Nugget of wisdom

Hebrew

Darda

Nugget of wisdom

Hebrew

Daria

Maintains possessions well

Persian

Darra

Nugget of wisdom

Hebrew

Darya

Nugget of wisdom; maintains possessions well

Persian

Dayla

Valley

English

Earla

Noblewoman, princess, warrior, countess

English

Karla

Free man

German

Marla

A variant short form of Mary.

Hebrew


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11 Comments

  1. I was born in 1953 in northern Minnesota. My mother had known a woman named Darla and liked the name. My name is Darla Jane (after my mother’s sister who died as a young child.) I never knew anyone else named Darla until I was about 45 and living in central Wisconsin, where I met another Darla. I’ve liked having a less common name.

  2. I named my Daughter Darla in 1984. Her dad always loved Darla Hood. In a world full of Jennifer’s and Jessica’s I wasn’t going to give her a common name. She loves her name.

  3. My daughter is named Darla we got it from The Little rascals the day after I told my mama I was pregnant she had a dream that I had a little girl and her name was Darla and it’s been that ever since I fell in love with it and she’s so precious she is a little darling all the way

  4. My name is Darla Gayle. My parents got the name “Darla” from a church Hi-Call magazine. My grandmother came up with the name of Gayle. It sounds pretty Southern. I like it though. Not many with the name of Darla.

  5. I have always liked my name, was named after the Darla on little rascals, have met a few others over the years

  6. I have twin girls both with M names so when I found out I was pregnant with another girl it crossed my mind to stick with the M theme. However I didn’t want a common name and came across Darla, I do love the little rascals aswell but just really liked the name and thought it was unusual and cute for a baby but would also suit as she got older. ?Darla?

  7. I was born in 1964. My dad named me after his Aunt Darla. People do ask about The Little Rascals but not the case. I do often get called Darlene. That Is Not My Name, My Birth Certificate says:Darla Ann (mom’s first name is Ann).

  8. My name is Darla and my grandmother named me after the Darla on The old black and white series “The Little Rascals.” ??? I learned to love my name and found it is of English origin and means Darling. I also get a few jokes with people asking me “Hey Darla, where’s Alfalfa.?” ???

    • Me too! I’m named for Darla Hood on “The Little Rascals. Middle name is Dene.

  9. While I was growing up there wasn’t any other Darlas that I knew. It wasn’t until I was in my forties that I finally met another Darla. My mum told me that I was named after a nun that took care of me when I was young.

  10. We have 4 kids named in alphabetical order.
    When we got pregnant with our 4th the search began for a D name. We like older names that aren’t as popular anymore. Darla was the first name we all liked. Her name is Darla Winter.


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