Recorded 1947–2020 Girls' name Peak 1958 346 births

Daralyn — girls' name

346 babies named Daralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s711960s801970s431980s481990s422000s122010s292020s6
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Daralyn was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

12 babies were named Daralyn in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Daralyn between 1947 and 2020, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daralyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Daralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daralyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 346 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daralyn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

346

Since 1947

74 years of records

Peak year

1958

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1947

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2020

Daralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1947

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1958)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 202020081990198119721965195919521947 6

Daralyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
80 births that decade — 23% of Daralyn's all-time total
1940s151950s711960s801970s431980s481990s422000s122010s292020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daralyn?
346 babies have been named Daralyn since 1947. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1958 with 12 births.
When was Daralyn most popular?
Daralyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Daralyn been used?
Daralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 74 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Daralyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.