Girls' name · since 1947
Daralyn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 346 babies named Daralyn, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daralyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 346 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Daralyn recorded 346 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2020.
- #14,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 346 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daralyn ranks #14,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 346 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daralyn's 346 recorded births place it above 79.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daralyn splits its recorded history at 1973: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2020
- Peak year (1958)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Daralyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (80 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Daralyn's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Daralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 80 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Daralyn's data
- Daralyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daralyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.