Girls' name · since 1937
Darlynn
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 587 babies named Darlynn, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darlynn currently ranks #15137 among girls' names in America, with 587 babies recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlynn has been recorded 587 times among girls since 1937, currently ranked #15137 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #10,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 587 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlynn ranks #10,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 587 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darlynn's 587 recorded births place it above 85.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Darlynn compares
587 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Darlynn's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 587 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darlynn's full recorded timeline at 1966, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Darlynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (164 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Darlynn's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
156 births
- 1960s
1960s
164 births
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 164 births (28% of all-time use).
How Darlynn 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 Darlynn's total volume
Darlynn by state
Where Darlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Darlynn's data
- Darlynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darlynns (28 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Darlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Darlynn 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.