Recorded 1923–1971 Girls' name Peak 1945 36 births

Darliene — girls' name

36 babies named Darliene in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s51940s111950s51970s5
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Darliene was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Darliene in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darliene

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Darliene between 1923 and 1971, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darliene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darliene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darliene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darliene 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 36 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.

Darliene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

36

Since 1923

49 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1923

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1971

Darliene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1923

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.5 1971195419461945193219291923 5

Darliene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 31% of Darliene's all-time total
1920s101930s51940s111950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darliene?
36 babies have been named Darliene since 1923. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Darliene most popular?
Darliene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Darliene been used?
Darliene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 49 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Darliene?
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.

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, 1923–1971 (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.