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 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#7 · 1 in 49
- South Dakota#10 · 1 in 57
- Minnesota#12 · 1 in 58
- Montana#12 · 1 in 61
- Nevada#13 · 1 in 39
Best ever in a state: #5 in North Dakota, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #7 | 114 | 1 in 49 |
| South Dakota | #10 | 90 | 1 in 57 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 341 | 1 in 58 |
| Montana | #12 | 64 | 1 in 61 |
| Nevada | #13 | 6 | 1 in 39 |
| Nebraska | #16 | 132 | 1 in 74 |
| Oregon | #16 | 78 | 1 in 69 |
| Iowa | #21 | 235 | 1 in 79 |
| Washington | #21 | 108 | 1 in 87 |
| Kansas | #22 | 113 | 1 in 110 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | 230 | 1 in 99 |
| Idaho | #26 | 37 | 1 in 102 |
| California | #32 | 243 | 1 in 152 |
| Colorado | #32 | 51 | 1 in 155 |
| Wyoming | #33 | 13 | 1 in 118 |
| Utah | #37 | 32 | 1 in 142 |
| Illinois | #50 | 243 | 1 in 208 |
| Michigan | #60 | 160 | 1 in 242 |
| Missouri | #60 | 92 | 1 in 281 |
| Oklahoma | #68 | 64 | 1 in 312 |
| Indiana | #73 | 67 | 1 in 346 |
| Ohio | #101 | 102 | 1 in 460 |
| Pennsylvania | #125 | 99 | 1 in 718 |
| Maine | #164 | 7 | 1 in 883 |
| Texas | #167 | 73 | 1 in 752 |
| Arizona | #174 | 6 | 1 in 665 |
| West Virginia | #187 | 17 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Arkansas | #220 | 16 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Maryland | #229 | 6 | 1 in 1,852 |
| New Mexico | #232 | 5 | 1 in 972 |
| Kentucky | #235 | 17 | 1 in 1,514 |
| New Jersey | #239 | 10 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Virginia | #269 | 10 | 1 in 2,273 |
| Florida | #291 | 7 | 1 in 1,798 |
| New York | #334 | 21 | 1 in 3,900 |
| Alabama | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,835 |
| Louisiana | #404 | 6 | 1 in 3,413 |
| Georgia | #405 | 7 | 1 in 4,196 |
| North Carolina | #409 | 7 | 1 in 5,090 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 351 of them was named Darlene, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 172,868 of them was named Darlene, which outranked 22.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,854Wood7
- #2,854Woodford7
- #2,854Zenas7
- #3,147Darlene6
- #3,147Abelino6
- #3,147Acey6
- #3,147Adair6
- #3,549Abdon5
- #3,549Adger5
- #3,549Adlai5
Tied with 401 names at #3,147; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.