Boys' name · since 1962
Darrlyn
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Darrlyn, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darrlyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1962.
Darrlyn has 22 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1966.
- #28,113 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrlyn ranks #28,113 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darrlyn's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darrlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darrlyn splits its recorded history at 1965: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darrlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1966
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Darrlyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Darrlyn's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Darrlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darrlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1962–1966 (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 Darrlyn 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.