# Darla (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darla/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɑːlə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 43,694 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 27 / 43,667 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 904, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Back-formation from Darlene

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 143 | 1,533 |
| 2012 | 174 | 1,347 |
| 2013 | 151 | 1,471 |
| 2014 | 161 | 1,416 |
| 2015 | 127 | 1,679 |
| 2016 | 185 | 1,294 |
| 2017 | 161 | 1,419 |
| 2018 | 181 | 1,272 |
| 2019 | 165 | 1,368 |
| 2020 | 155 | 1,414 |
| 2021 | 190 | 1,239 |
| 2022 | 202 | 1,191 |
| 2023 | 199 | 1,202 |
| 2024 | 246 | 1,025 |
| 2025 | 275 | 941 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 6 | 3,689 |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,744 |
| 1965 | 5 | 4,020 |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,528 |
| 1970 | 5 | 4,860 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,707 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,501 |
| 2015 | 36 | 984 |
| 2016 | 18 | 1,689 |
| 2017 | 47 | 814 |
| 2018 | 53 | 745 |
| 2019 | 48 | 778 |
| 2020 | 65 | 597 |
| 2021 | 80 | 513 |
| 2022 | 98 | 433 |
| 2023 | 106 | 389 |
| 2024 | 105 | 408 |
| 2025 | 124 | 346 |

## People named Darla

- Darla K. Anderson, American film producer
- Darla Hood, American actress (1931-1979)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.