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Darra
How to Pronounce Darra
Pronounced DAR-uh /ΛdΙΛrΙ/Medium
Meaning: Darra reads as a doubled-consonant form of Dara, a unisex name that in Irish tradition means oak, from the sacred oak groves, and in Hebrew appears as a byword for wisdom; the extra r simply softens it toward a girl's name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Darra surfaced quietly in United States records from around mid-century, and its brief high point came near nineteen-eighty. It shadowed the more familiar Dara without ever matching it.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its best, and it lingered thinly for decades before fading in the twenty-tens. A girl named Darra at that peak would be in her mid-forties now. The doubled r reads as a stylistic choice rather than a separate name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Darra mean?
It is a form of Dara, meaning oak in Irish and linked to wisdom in Hebrew.
How do you pronounce Darra?
It is said DAR-uh /ΛdΙΛrΙ/, two syllables with the stress up front.
Is Darra a boy or girl name?
Darra is recorded as a girl's name, though the base Dara is used for both.
How popular is Darra?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its quiet peak around the nineteen-eighties.