MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dara mean?
Dara is a Persian royal name related to the verb dāshtan, to possess or hold. Its history is connected with Darius and with Persian traditions of kingship.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दारा
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਦਾਰਾ
Conventional spelling
Arabic
دارا
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dara in Indian usage
15,358 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,113 records (7.2%).
- Recorded as male: 14,245 records (92.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 439 |
| 1940s | 802 |
| 1950s | 1,083 |
| 1960s | 2,792 |
| 1970s | 4,638 |
| 1980s | 3,643 |
| 1990s | 1,817 |
| Other decades | 144 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,989 |
| Punjab | 3,837 |
| Haryana | 1,872 |
| Bihar | 1,520 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 860 |
| Odisha | 805 |
| Jharkhand | 738 |
| Rajasthan | 735 |
| Maharashtra | 392 |
| Uttarakhand | 213 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 168 |
| Gujarat | 105 |
| Other states | 124 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dara / M | 30 | 1,007 |
| England & Wales | Dara / F | 14 | 2,006 |
| Scotland | Dara / M | 5 | 560 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dara; Table_6, C1015 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dara; Table_6, C1015
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dara; Table_6, C2042 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dara; Table_6, C2042
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dara; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dara; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy