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Dhara

Girl

Meaning of Dhara: Sanskrit: 'earth' or 'flow'

Dhara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3102nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3102

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

637

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Dhara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 49.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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