Girls' name · since 1924
Darleene
193 babies named Darleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Darleene since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleene has been recorded 193 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1924 to 1962.
- #20,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1924
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleene ranks #20,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Darleene's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darleene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darleene splits its recorded history at 1944: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darleene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1962
- Peak year (1928)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Darleene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (75 births, 39% of the file).
1940s was Darleene's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Darleene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 75 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Darleene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darleene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1924–1962 (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 Darleene 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.