Dare

Girl · recorded 1916–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1921best year

Most popular in 1921.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dare.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

03619161932194819631979

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 12 recorded years as a table
Dare, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19165
19184
19216
19265
19304
19335
19473
19483
19534
19592
19633
19793

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dare isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
5
Rank in 1979
#10,210
How rare
1 in 321,053 girls
Since 1916
65

Dare was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1921, at 6 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dare doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.