Recorded 1938–2016 Girls' name Peak 1959 632 births

Darilyn — girls' name

632 babies named Darilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s541950s1821960s1071970s771980s661990s822000s242010s27
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Darilyn was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

24 babies were named Darilyn in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 632 babies named Darilyn between 1938 and 2016, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darilyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Darilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darilyn 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 632 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.

Darilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

632

Since 1938

79 years of records

Peak year

1959

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1938

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2016

Darilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1938

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1959)
24
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
0510152025 201620011992198319731965195719491938 8

Darilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
182 births that decade — 29% of Darilyn's all-time total
1930s131940s541950s1821960s1071970s771980s661990s822000s242010s27

Darilyn by state

Where Darilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 0.9%
California share of Darilyn's total US births 0.9%

6 of 632 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darilyn?
632 babies have been named Darilyn since 1938. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1959 with 24 births.
When was Darilyn most popular?
Darilyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Darilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Darilyn are California (6 births).
How long has the name Darilyn been used?
Darilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 79 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Darilyn?
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, 1938–2016 (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.