Girls' name · since 1914
Darleen
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 8,332 babies named Darleen, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,332
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
8,332 babies have been named Darleen since 1914, making it today's #9507 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleen has been recorded 8,332 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #9507 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,507 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,332 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleen ranks #1,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,507 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,332 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,332
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Darleen's 8,332 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darleen compares
8,332 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Darleen's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,332 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darleen's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 231, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Darleen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,842 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Darleen's strongest decade.
1,842 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Darleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 93
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
811 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,181 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,842 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,667 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,318 births
- 1970s 504
1970s
504 births
- 1980s 227
1980s
227 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 219
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 232
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,842 births (22% of all-time use).
How Darleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darleen's total volume
Darleen by state
Where Darleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,077 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 725 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 393 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 299 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 289 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 269 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 263 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 220 | 2.6% |
1,077 of 8,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Darleen appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darleen's data
- Darleen's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,842 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darleens (1,077 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darleen: 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 (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Darleen 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.