Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1934
Darlee
Darlee has 18 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1934–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Darlee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1934.
Darlee has 18 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1969.
- 18 total births
- 1934–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Darlee since 1934, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 18
- total births
- 1934–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Darlee was born in this single decade.
1934
Single peak year
8 babies were named Darlee in 1934 - its busiest year on record.
Darlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darlee splits its recorded history at 1961: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darlee at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1934
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1934
Darlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1969
- Peak year (1934)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Darlee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Darlee's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Darlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Darlee? ▼
18 babies have been named Darlee since 1934. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1934 with 8 births.
When was Darlee most popular? ▼
Darlee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Darlee been used? ▼
Records for Darlee go back to 1934, giving 36 years of history through 1969.
What names are similar to Darlee? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Darlee
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1934–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Darlee: Baby Name Since 1934 - 18 Births, Peak 1934." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/darlee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Darlee 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 July 2026.