Darlyn is an uncommon variant of Darlene that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Darlyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,379 for girl births in the United States (and #7,602 across all names), given to 32 babies. Darlyn first appears in 1926 and peaked in 2021 (61 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #4,379 | — |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | #4,226 | — |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | #3,233 | — |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | #3,489 | — |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | #2,792 | — |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,458 | #9,799 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #3,184 | — |
| 2018 | 44 | 44 | #3,801 | #12,596 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #3,935 | — |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #4,182 | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #5,703 | — |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #4,202 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #4,447 | — |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #4,064 | — |
| 2011 | 48 | 48 | #3,365 | — |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #3,424 | — |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | #3,890 | — |
| 2008 | 45 | 45 | #3,599 | — |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #3,998 | — |
| 2006 | 61 | 61 | #3,187 | #8,146 |
| 2005 | 27 | 27 | #4,864 | — |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 | #3,843 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #5,640 | — |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #4,527 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,050 | — |
| 2000 | 38 | 44 | #3,906 | #9,346 |
| 1999 | 16 | 21 | #6,258 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | 12 | #11,415 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,509 | — |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,112 | — |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #5,734 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,506 | — |
| 1993 | 31 | — | #3,517 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,270 | — |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #3,960 | — |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,105 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,579 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,250 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,360 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,253 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,125 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #5,989 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,229 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,465 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,559 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,569 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,237 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,795 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,694 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,465 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,331 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,868 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,711 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,539 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #3,131 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,808 | — |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,347 | — |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,372 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #2,529 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,289 | — |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #3,133 | #3,694 |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,204 | — |
| 1962 | 15 | — | #3,319 | — |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,861 | — |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #2,529 | — |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #2,613 | — |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #2,172 | — |
| 1957 | 26 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #2,550 | — |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #1,915 | — |
| 1954 | 27 | — | #2,036 | — |
| 1953 | 21 | — | #2,313 | — |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #2,343 | — |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,716 | — |
| 1950 | 26 | — | #1,874 | — |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,893 | — |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,343 | — |
| 1947 | 29 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1946 | 30 | — | #1,629 | — |
| 1945 | 20 | — | #1,888 | — |
| 1944 | 22 | — | #1,818 | — |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,275 | — |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #2,856 | — |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,428 | — |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #2,127 | — |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #2,057 | — |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,038 | — |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #1,860 | — |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,892 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,482 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,318 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,172 | — |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #3,100 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,812 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,869 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,968 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,964 | — |