Total births
25
US rank #10739 Boys' name Peak 2024 25 births
Darlens — #10739 US boys' name
25 babies named Darlens in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10739
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Darlens was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Darlens in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darlens
The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Darlens between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darlens currently holds the #10739 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlens performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darlens in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Darlens at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,739
Active since
2020
Darlens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Darlens by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 25 births that decade — 100% of Darlens's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Darlens? ▼
25 babies have been named Darlens since 2020. It currently ranks #10739 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Darlens most popular? ▼
Darlens was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Darlens been used? ▼
Darlens has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Darlens? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Darlens
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2020–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.