Girls' name · since 1947
Darelyn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Darelyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darelyn currently ranks #13408 among girls' names in America, with 53 babies recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Darelyn recorded 53 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #13408 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #34,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darelyn ranks #34,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darelyn's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Darelyn compares
53 16th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darelyn's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darelyn's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Darelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Darelyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Darelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Darelyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (19 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 Darelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Darelyn 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.