Darlin is a rare variant of Darlene that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Darlin is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,091 among girls (35) and #8,404 among boys (9) — overall #6,126 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | #4,091 | #8,404 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | #5,667 | #7,894 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #7,344 | #12,634 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | #4,696 | #11,179 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #5,800 | #12,558 |
| 2020 | 31 | 31 | #4,923 | #12,466 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #5,842 | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #5,499 | — |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | #7,546 | #9,923 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #6,721 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #9,090 | #9,778 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #5,514 | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #7,483 | #8,971 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,954 | #12,688 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,592 | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #5,465 | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | #5,752 | #11,305 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #4,384 | — |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | #4,321 | #8,327 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #4,711 | — |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | #4,737 | #7,773 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #7,941 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #5,639 | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #4,415 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #4,723 | — |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #6,007 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,372 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,466 | — |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,569 | — |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,331 | — |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,342 | — |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,055 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,735 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,639 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,115 | — |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,026 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #8,940 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,584 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,718 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,715 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #10,790 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,457 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,558 | — |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,301 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #9,951 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,486 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #6,789 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #5,947 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,763 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,012 | — |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,770 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,405 | — |