Darlene is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1958 and has since faded.
Darlene is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,847 for girl births in the United States (and #3,361 across all names), given to 108 babies. Darlene was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1958 (8,278 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | 108 | #1,847 | — |
| 2024 | 113 | 113 | #1,780 | — |
| 2023 | 108 | 108 | #1,857 | — |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | #1,873 | — |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | #1,915 | — |
| 2020 | 110 | 110 | #1,796 | — |
| 2019 | 122 | 122 | #1,710 | — |
| 2018 | 134 | 134 | #1,598 | — |
| 2017 | 146 | 146 | #1,515 | — |
| 2016 | 144 | 144 | #1,552 | — |
| 2015 | 160 | 160 | #1,439 | — |
| 2014 | 171 | 171 | #1,364 | — |
| 2013 | 187 | 187 | #1,268 | — |
| 2012 | 217 | 217 | #1,132 | — |
| 2011 | 196 | 196 | #1,224 | — |
| 2010 | 208 | 208 | #1,168 | — |
| 2009 | 215 | 215 | #1,168 | — |
| 2008 | 236 | 236 | #1,102 | — |
| 2007 | 223 | 228 | #1,147 | — |
| 2006 | 244 | 244 | #1,050 | — |
| 2005 | 225 | 231 | #1,062 | — |
| 2004 | 236 | 236 | #999 | — |
| 2003 | 203 | 210 | #1,085 | — |
| 2002 | 251 | 259 | #894 | — |
| 2001 | 266 | 274 | #857 | — |
| 2000 | 273 | 285 | #826 | — |
| 1999 | 224 | 230 | #937 | — |
| 1998 | 256 | 267 | #832 | — |
| 1997 | 249 | — | #831 | — |
| 1996 | 283 | — | #746 | — |
| 1995 | 272 | — | #750 | — |
| 1994 | 344 | — | #636 | — |
| 1993 | 370 | — | #617 | — |
| 1992 | 378 | — | #602 | — |
| 1991 | 466 | — | #506 | — |
| 1990 | 506 | — | #483 | — |
| 1989 | 484 | — | #493 | #6,364 |
| 1988 | 482 | — | #468 | — |
| 1987 | 441 | — | #491 | — |
| 1986 | 451 | — | #477 | — |
| 1985 | 471 | — | #456 | — |
| 1984 | 459 | — | #452 | — |
| 1983 | 527 | — | #408 | — |
| 1982 | 584 | — | #396 | — |
| 1981 | 639 | — | #368 | — |
| 1980 | 653 | — | #362 | — |
| 1979 | 667 | — | #348 | — |
| 1978 | 718 | — | #319 | — |
| 1977 | 772 | — | #308 | — |
| 1976 | 832 | — | #279 | #5,788 |
| 1975 | 915 | — | #265 | #3,490 |
| 1974 | 1,019 | — | #251 | — |
| 1973 | 1,167 | — | #216 | #4,621 |
| 1972 | 1,425 | — | #199 | #3,408 |
| 1971 | 1,831 | — | #170 | #4,061 |
| 1970 | 2,186 | — | #155 | #2,930 |
| 1969 | 2,466 | — | #137 | #4,043 |
| 1968 | 2,671 | — | #121 | #2,349 |
| 1967 | 3,084 | — | #111 | #2,048 |
| 1966 | 3,742 | — | #94 | #2,155 |
| 1965 | 4,377 | — | #83 | #1,732 |
| 1964 | 5,195 | — | #80 | #1,802 |
| 1963 | 5,165 | — | #85 | #2,446 |
| 1962 | 5,122 | — | #88 | #2,133 |
| 1961 | 5,745 | — | #80 | #2,015 |
| 1960 | 6,110 | — | #75 | #1,985 |
| 1959 | 6,897 | — | #66 | #1,765 |
| 1958 | 8,307 | — | #49 | #1,452 |
| 1957 | 7,798 | — | #57 | #2,209 |
| 1956 | 6,938 | — | #71 | #1,844 |
| 1955 | 5,651 | — | #76 | #2,612 |
| 1954 | 5,520 | — | #76 | #2,625 |
| 1953 | 5,601 | — | #75 | #2,573 |
| 1952 | 5,435 | — | #77 | #2,922 |
| 1951 | 5,036 | — | #79 | #3,422 |
| 1950 | 4,841 | — | #79 | #2,343 |
| 1949 | 4,808 | — | #75 | #2,656 |
| 1948 | 4,700 | — | #77 | #2,830 |
| 1947 | 5,269 | — | #71 | #2,096 |
| 1946 | 4,676 | — | #71 | #1,970 |
| 1945 | 3,644 | — | #71 | #1,591 |
| 1944 | 3,545 | — | #76 | #2,012 |
| 1943 | 3,786 | — | #73 | #2,200 |
| 1942 | 3,535 | — | #78 | #1,691 |
| 1941 | 3,363 | — | #76 | #1,598 |
| 1940 | 3,135 | — | #79 | #1,819 |
| 1939 | 3,299 | — | #75 | #2,086 |
| 1938 | 3,335 | — | #76 | #1,917 |
| 1937 | 3,301 | — | #72 | #1,773 |
| 1936 | 2,968 | — | #83 | #3,231 |
| 1935 | 2,710 | — | #91 | #3,019 |
| 1934 | 2,622 | — | #90 | #1,736 |
| 1933 | 2,418 | — | #96 | #2,406 |
| 1932 | 2,027 | — | #122 | #3,146 |
| 1931 | 1,833 | — | #128 | #2,354 |
| 1930 | 1,552 | — | #141 | #2,822 |
| 1929 | 1,302 | — | #160 | — |
| 1928 | 1,193 | — | #176 | #3,432 |
| 1927 | 1,114 | — | #185 | #4,332 |
| 1926 | 875 | — | #212 | — |
| 1925 | 741 | — | #241 | — |
| 1924 | 638 | — | #260 | — |
| 1923 | 493 | — | #291 | — |
| 1922 | 423 | — | #315 | — |
| 1921 | 384 | — | #336 | — |
| 1920 | 275 | — | #398 | — |
| 1919 | 229 | — | #435 | — |
| 1918 | 181 | — | #507 | — |
| 1917 | 170 | — | #507 | — |
| 1916 | 131 | — | #587 | — |
| 1915 | 89 | — | #707 | — |
| 1914 | 81 | — | #643 | — |
| 1913 | 50 | — | #743 | — |
| 1912 | 30 | — | #927 | — |
| 1911 | 20 | — | #988 | — |
| 1910 | 19 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1909 | 18 | — | #970 | — |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,100 | — |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #1,155 | — |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,783 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,756 | — |
| 1904 | 11 | — | #1,110 | — |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #1,348 | — |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #1,156 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,637 | — |