Girls' name · since 1946
Darlane
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Darlane, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1946
- 1940s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Darlane since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darlane has 30 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1963.
- #40,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1946
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlane ranks #40,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1946, peaking in the 1940s.
- #40,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1946
- 1940s
- peak decade
Darlane's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darlane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darlane's full recorded timeline at 1949, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darlane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1963
- Peak year (1946)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Darlane by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (17 births, 57% of the file).
1940s was Darlane's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Darlane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 17 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Darlane's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1960s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darlane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1946–1963 (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 Darlane 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.