Darlene
#1,844 for girls in 2025, 108 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 8,278 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 204,942since 1896
Darlene over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,844 | 108 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,779 | 113 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,850 | 108 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,870 | 108 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,792 | 110 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,708 | 122 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,595 | 134 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,515 | 146 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,550 | 144 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,362 | 171 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,267 | 187 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,132 | 217 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,224 | 196 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,165 | 208 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,167 | 215 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,100 | 236 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,147 | 223 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,050 | 244 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,061 | 225 | — | |
| 2004 | #997 | 236 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,084 | 203 | — | |
| 2002 | #894 | 251 | — | |
| 2001 | #855 | 266 | — | |
| 2000 | #825 | 273 | — | |
| 1999 | #936 | 224 | — | |
| 1998 | #831 | 256 | — | |
| 1997 | #831 | 249 | — | |
| 1996 | #745 | 283 | — | |
| 1995 | #750 | 272 | — | |
| 1994 | #636 | 344 | — | |
| 1993 | #617 | 370 | — | |
| 1992 | #601 | 378 | — | |
| 1991 | #506 | 466 | — | |
| 1990 | #483 | 506 | — | |
| 1989 | #493 | 477 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #467 | 482 | — | |
| 1987 | #491 | 441 | — | |
| 1986 | #475 | 451 | — | |
| 1985 | #456 | 471 | — | |
| 1984 | #451 | 459 | — | |
| 1983 | #408 | 527 | — | |
| 1982 | #394 | 584 | — | |
| 1981 | #367 | 639 | — | |
| 1980 | #362 | 653 | — | |
| 1979 | #348 | 667 | — | |
| 1978 | #319 | 718 | — | |
| 1977 | #308 | 772 | — | |
| 1976 | #278 | 827 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #265 | 905 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #251 | 1,019 | — | |
| 1973 | #216 | 1,161 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #199 | 1,416 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #170 | 1,824 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #155 | 2,175 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #137 | 2,460 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #121 | 2,658 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #111 | 3,069 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #94 | 3,728 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #83 | 4,356 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #80 | 5,175 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #85 | 5,153 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #88 | 5,107 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #80 | 5,728 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | #75 | 6,093 | #1,973 | 17 |
| 1959 | #66 | 6,876 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #49 | 8,278 | #1,446 | 29 |
| 1957 | #57 | 7,784 | #2,190 | 14 |
| 1956 | #71 | 6,919 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #76 | 5,641 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #76 | 5,510 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #75 | 5,591 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #77 | 5,427 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #79 | 5,030 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #79 | 4,830 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #75 | 4,799 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #77 | 4,692 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #71 | 5,255 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #71 | 4,662 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #71 | 3,626 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #76 | 3,532 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #73 | 3,774 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #78 | 3,517 | #1,682 | 18 |
| 1941 | #76 | 3,344 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #79 | 3,120 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #75 | 3,287 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #76 | 3,321 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #72 | 3,285 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #83 | 2,962 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #91 | 2,703 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #90 | 2,605 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #96 | 2,408 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #122 | 2,020 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #128 | 1,822 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #141 | 1,543 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #160 | 1,302 | — | |
| 1928 | #176 | 1,186 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #185 | 1,109 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #212 | 875 | — | |
| 1925 | #241 | 741 | — | |
| 1924 | #260 | 638 | — | |
| 1923 | #291 | 493 | — | |
| 1922 | #315 | 423 | — | |
| 1921 | #336 | 384 | — | |
| 1920 | #398 | 275 | — | |
| 1919 | #435 | 229 | — | |
| 1918 | #506 | 181 | — | |
| 1917 | #507 | 170 | — | |
| 1916 | #586 | 131 | — | |
| 1915 | #704 | 89 | — | |
| 1914 | #642 | 81 | — | |
| 1913 | #741 | 50 | — | |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 | — | |
| 1911 | #982 | 20 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | — | |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Darlene! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Darlene is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#16 · 1 in 80
- Nebraska#18 · 1 in 89
- South Dakota#25 · 1 in 95
- Utah#30 · 1 in 134
- Kansas#51 · 1 in 232
Best ever in a state: #5 in North Dakota, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #16 | 247 | 1 in 80 |
| Nebraska | #18 | 128 | 1 in 89 |
| South Dakota | #25 | 56 | 1 in 95 |
| Utah | #30 | 35 | 1 in 134 |
| Kansas | #51 | 65 | 1 in 232 |
| Wyoming | #69 | 7 | 1 in 211 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 68 | 1 in 309 |
| Idaho | #75 | 12 | 1 in 288 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 21 | 1 in 298 |
| Wisconsin | #101 | 49 | 1 in 498 |
| Montana | #104 | 10 | 1 in 367 |
| Colorado | #111 | 18 | 1 in 469 |
| Oregon | #112 | 12 | 1 in 465 |
| Illinois | #115 | 99 | 1 in 597 |
| Washington | #140 | 13 | 1 in 718 |
| Missouri | #144 | 42 | 1 in 718 |
| Ohio | #184 | 43 | 1 in 1,279 |
| California | #201 | 31 | 1 in 1,186 |
| Michigan | #213 | 24 | 1 in 1,745 |
| Oklahoma | #214 | 23 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Indiana | #223 | 15 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Arkansas | #333 | 9 | 1 in 2,251 |
| Pennsylvania | #372 | 15 | 1 in 6,126 |
| West Virginia | #379 | 6 | 1 in 3,394 |
| Texas | #406 | 23 | 1 in 2,634 |
| Kentucky | #504 | 5 | 1 in 5,871 |
| New York | #615 | 7 | 1 in 14,399 |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Darlene
- 65 spots since 2024 (#1,779 → #1,844)
- 52 spots since 2020 (#1,792 → #1,844)
- 407 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #1,844)
- Biggest jump: 178 spots in 1913 (#919 → #741)
- Biggest drop: 190 spots in 2003 (#894 → #1,084)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1958 at #49 (8,278 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1933–1966
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1909–2002
- Highest: 1 in 243 girls born in 1958 were named Darlene (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,882 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 30.2% of all girls named Darlene (61,886) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,394 (1899) | #1,489 |
| 1900s | 92 | #961 (1909) | #1,275 |
| 1910s | 1,000 | #435 (1919) | #702 |
| 1920s | 7,426 | #160 (1929) | #257 |
| 1930s | 25,956 | #72 (1937) | #97 |
| 1940s | 40,321 | #71 (1947) | #75 |
| 1950s | 61,886 | #49 (1958) | #71 |
| 1960s | 43,527 | #75 (1960) | #95 |
| 1970s | 11,484 | #155 (1970) | #251 |
| 1980s | 5,184 | #362 (1980) | #436 |
| 1990s | 3,348 | #483 (1990) | #694 |
| 2000s | 2,372 | #825 (2000) | #1,018 |
| 2010s | 1,685 | #1,132 (2012) | #1,396 |
| 2020s | 650 | #1,779 (2024) | #1,841 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Darlene in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 1,075 of them was named Darlene, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 225,383 of them was named Darlene, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #4,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.