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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 — 5 0.0005%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 66 0.0068%
1936 — 194 0.0201%
1937 — 135 0.0137%
1938 — 217 0.0212%
1939 — 287 0.0282%
1940 — 321 0.0302%
1941 — 375 0.0333%
1942 — 386 0.0306%
1943 — 330 0.0253%
1944 — 255 0.0206%
1945 — 260 0.0213%
1946 — 556 0.0377%
1947 — 486 0.0291%
1948 — 415 0.026%
1949 — 469 0.0292%
1950 — 514 0.0319%
1951 — 590 0.0348%
1952 — 592 0.0339%
1953 — 605 0.0342%
1954 — 653 0.0357%
1955 — 846 0.046%
1956 — 1,188 0.0629%
1957 — 1,316 0.0684%
1958 — 1,339 0.0708%
1959 — 1,658 0.0873%
1960 — 1,712 0.0904%
1961 — 1,692 0.0896%
1962 — 1,949 0.1062%
1963 — 2,367 0.1319%
1964 — 2,032 0.1154%
1965 — 1,557 0.0952%
1966 — 1,427 0.0914%
1967 — 1,250 0.0824%
1968 — 1,132 0.0754%
1969 — 1,037 0.0673%
1970 — 944 0.0593%
1971 — 873 0.0581%
1972 — 670 0.0492%
1973 — 522 0.0403%
1974 — 474 0.0365%
1975 — 372 0.0289%
1976 — 320 0.0248%
1977 — 282 0.0209%
1978 — 300 0.0223%
1979 — 265 0.0188%
1980 — 260 0.0178%
1981 — 234 0.0159%
1982 — 192 0.0128%
1983 — 165 0.0112%
1984 — 142 0.0095%
1985 — 130 0.0086%
1986 — 96 0.0064%
1987 — 65 0.0043%
1988 — 83 0.0053%
1989 — 64 0.004%
1990 — 75 0.0045%
1991 — 53 0.0033%
1992 — 43 0.0027%
1993 — 32 0.0021%
1994 — 30 0.002%
1995 — 70 0.0046%
1996 — 41 0.0027%
1997 — 46 0.0031%
1998 — 46 0.0031%
1999 — 44 0.0029%
2000 — 43 0.0028%
2001 — 51 0.0034%
2002 — 45 0.003%
2003 — 62 0.0041%
2004 — 59 0.0039%
2005 — 56 0.0037%
2006 — 37 0.0024%
2007 — 50 0.0032%
2008 — 87 0.0056%
2009 — 71 0.0048%
2010 — 93 0.0065%
2011 — 88 0.0062%
2012 — 114 0.008%
2013 — 89 0.0063%
2014 — 114 0.0078%
2015 — 72 0.0049%
2016 — 114 0.0079%
2017 — 100 0.0072%
2018 — 138 0.01%
2019 — 107 0.0079%
2020 — 90 0.0071%
2021 — 116 0.0095%
2022 — 151 0.0114%
2023 — 127 0.0098%

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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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