Meaning of the nameDara
- Female
- Da-ra
Dara is a short feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, with most of its records among people born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Dara is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,688
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,528
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,168
- people
Dara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (6,622 people).
11,623 women 65 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Dara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- Ceará 0.009%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,831 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,625 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,049 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 893 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 757 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 576 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 550 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 501 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 493 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 440 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 411 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 320 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 306 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 265 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 239 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 221 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 168 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 161 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 151 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 139 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 134 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 125 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 112 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 74 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 63 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 40 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dara
The origin of Dara as a Brazilian given name is uncertain. Wiktionary records Dara in several languages: in English, as an Irish name linked to Dáire and as a Persian name equivalent to Dario, and also as a Slavic feminine name derived from dar, 'gift'; the relationship between these forms and the use in Brazil is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,688 people named Dara, with a median age of 24. The name is almost always female and is proportionally most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Dara
What does the name Dara mean?
The meaning of Dara is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Dara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,688 people with the first name Dara, which ranks it number 1,528 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Dara a boy's or a girl's name?
Dara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,623 women and 65 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Dara (1,049 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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