72%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Irish Mac Dara, which means "son of oak". This was the name of a 6th-century saint from Connemara. It is also used as an Anglicized form of DÁIRE. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsDáire, Darach, Daragh, DarraghSame SpellingDara (2), Dara (3)User SubmissionsDára, Dara PopularityDetails Last ranked #86 in 2019 Ireland Last ranked #93 in 2018 Northern Ireland Last ranked #953 in 1993 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common natural wholesome strong strange simple serious nerdy Categories food, fruits, green, nature, plants, sweets, trees Entry updated November 16, 2019