Dhara
Girl name · #3230 in 2025 · Very rare
Dhara is currently the #3230 girl name in the United States — 49 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Dhara.
The 40-year story
Dhara first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 49 babies and a rank of #3211. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Dhara per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dhara in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dhara is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dhara will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dhara is most common
State-level data for Dhara is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dhara
Statistically, parents drawn to Dhara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Diara, Siara, Dilara, Niara, and Imara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dhara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7631 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7630 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5314 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9341 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7748 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5434 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5999 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7580 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dhara a popular girl name?
Dhara ranked #3230 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Dhara most popular?
Dhara peaked in 2025, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3211 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Dhara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Dhara. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.