Darla
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning darling; a form of Darlene.
Darla by the numbers
In 2025, 124 babies in England and Wales were named Darla. In the US, 159 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,390 babies in 1963, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1965, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Darla.
Other names that come from Darlene
Like Darla, each of these traces back to Darlene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Darla
Names that are said the same way as Darla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Darlah7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Darla, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Darla
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