Girls' name · since 1920
Darlena
1,536 babies named Darlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,536
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,536 girls have been named Darlena since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darlena has 1,536 recorded births among girls since 1920, 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 1920 to 2015.
- #5,606 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,536 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlena ranks #5,606 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,536 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,536
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darlena's 1,536 recorded births place it above 92.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Darlena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darlena's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darlena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2015
- Peak year (1964)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Darlena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (412 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Darlena's strongest decade.
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Darlena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 81
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
194 births
- 1950s
1950s
331 births
- 1960s
1960s
412 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 412 births (27% of all-time use).
How Darlena 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 Darlena's total volume
Darlena by state
Where Darlena concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 37 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 32 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
55 of 1,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Darlena's data
- Darlena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (412 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Darlenas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darlena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1920–2015 (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 Darlena 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.