Girls' name · since 1926
Darlyn
Darlyn has 2,064 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,064
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,064 babies have been named Darlyn since 1926, making it today's #4373 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlyn has been recorded 2,064 times among girls since 1926, currently ranked #4373 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #4,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,373 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,064 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlyn ranks #4,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,373 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,064 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,064
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darlyn's 2,064 recorded births place it above 93.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darlyn compares
2,064 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Darlyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,064 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darlyn's full recorded timeline at 1977, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Darlyn popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1964 (Darlyn as boys' name)
Darlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (384 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Darlyn's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Darlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
200 births
- 1950s
1950s
233 births
- 1960s
1960s
165 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 93
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
335 births
- 2010s
2010s
384 births
- 2020s
2020s
266 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 384 births (19% of all-time use).
How Darlyn 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 Darlyn's total volume
Darlyn by state
Where Darlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 420 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
420 of 2,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Darlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (384 total births) through the 2020s (266) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Darlyns (420 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 Darlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Darlyn 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.