How popular is the name Darlene?

Darlene ranks 212th among girls' names in US records, with 213,826 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,418.

Is Darlene a unisex name?

No. Darlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1958, when 8,510 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#212 of girl names

Pronounced D AA1 R L IY2 N (ARPABET)

Darlene is a girls' name, and first appears in 1896. It has been given to 213,826 children — the 212th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 40% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1958, when 8,510 children were given it.

1958Girls: 8,510Boys: 29

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Darlene?: Darlene ranks 212th among girls' names in US records, with 213,826 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,418.
Is Darlene a unisex name?: No. Darlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darlene most popular?: 1958, when 8,510 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.