Recorded 1942–1967 Girls' name Peak 1950 122 births

Darrelyn — girls' name

122 babies named Darrelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s311950s561960s35
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Darrelyn was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

10 babies were named Darrelyn in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darrelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Darrelyn between 1942 and 1967, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darrelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrelyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darrelyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrelyn 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 122 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.

Darrelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

122

Since 1942

26 years of records

Peak year

1950

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1942

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1967

Darrelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1942

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1950)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 1967196219571954195019441942 6

Darrelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
56 births that decade — 46% of Darrelyn's all-time total
1940s311950s561960s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrelyn?
122 babies have been named Darrelyn since 1942. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1950 with 10 births.
When was Darrelyn most popular?
Darrelyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Darrelyn been used?
Darrelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 26 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Darrelyn?
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, 1942–1967 (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.