How Many People Are Named Darlene?
people named Darlene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,388 people in the US has this name
Based on 205,546 babies named Darlene in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,307 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word darling combined with the popular name suffix lene. This name has been in use since the beginning of the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Darlene in English. Counting Darlene and these spellings together, about 148,389 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Darlene (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Darlene alive today is about 65 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Darlene first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 1958, to 8,307 babies. In 2025, 108 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Darlene never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #49, in 1958, and it was in the top 100 for 34 years, 1933 to 1966. In 2025 it ranked #1,847.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,847 |
| Best rank | #49 (1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | 34 (1933 to 1966) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #71 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Darlene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Darlene were born in California than in any other state: about 14,591 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Darlene was given 2.6 times as often in North Dakota, 2.6 times in South Dakota and 1.9 times in Nebraska.
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