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Darlene

#207 most common girls' name of all time · #392 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1896–2025

Rank among girls
#207
Rank overall
#392 of 105,966
First appeared
1896
Years on the list
127 of 146
All-time
205,546
Since 2016
1,196
Peak year
1958 #49
Best rank
#49 1958
Girls Boys peak 8,307/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Darlene first appears in 1896. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 108 108 #1,845
2024 113 113 #1,779
2023 108 108 #1,854
2022 108 108 #1,874
2021 103 103 #1,912
2020 110 110 #1,793
2019 122 122 #1,708
2018 134 134 #1,598
2017 146 146 #1,516
2016 144 144 #1,551
2015 160 160 #1,441
2014 171 171 #1,363
2013 187 187 #1,269
2012 217 217 #1,133
2011 196 196 #1,226
2010 208 208 #1,170
2009 215 215 #1,168
2008 236 236 #1,100
2007 223 223 #1,148
2006 244 244 #1,053
2005 225 225 #1,061
2004 236 236 #998
2003 203 203 #1,086
2002 251 251 #894
2001 266 266 #857
2000 273 273 #825
1999 224 224 #937
1998 256 256 #831
1997 249 249 #832
1996 283 283 #745
1995 272 272 #750
1994 344 344 #636
1993 370 370 #617
1992 378 378 #601
1991 466 466 #506
1990 506 506 #483
1989 477 7 484 #493
1988 482 482 #468
1987 441 441 #491
1986 451 451 #476
1985 471 471 #456
1984 459 459 #452
1983 527 527 #408
1982 584 584 #396
1981 639 639 #367
1980 653 653 #362
1979 667 667 #348
1978 718 718 #319
1977 772 772 #308
1976 827 5 832 #279
1975 905 10 915 #265
1974 1,019 1,019 #251
1973 1,161 6 1,167 #216
1972 1,416 9 1,425 #199
1971 1,824 7 1,831 #170
1970 2,175 11 2,186 #155
1969 2,460 6 2,466 #137
1968 2,658 13 2,671 #121
1967 3,069 15 3,084 #111
1966 3,728 14 3,742 #94
1965 4,356 21 4,377 #83
1964 5,175 20 5,195 #80
1963 5,153 12 5,165 #85
1962 5,107 15 5,122 #89
1961 5,728 17 5,745 #80
1960 6,093 17 6,110 #75
1959 6,876 21 6,897 #66
1958 8,278 29 8,307 #49
1957 7,784 14 7,798 #57
1956 6,919 19 6,938 #71
1955 5,641 10 5,651 #76
1954 5,510 10 5,520 #76
1953 5,591 10 5,601 #75
1952 5,427 8 5,435 #77
1951 5,030 6 5,036 #79
1950 4,830 11 4,841 #79
1949 4,799 9 4,808 #75
1948 4,692 8 4,700 #77
1947 5,255 14 5,269 #71
1946 4,662 14 4,676 #71
1945 3,626 18 3,644 #71
1944 3,532 13 3,545 #76
1943 3,774 12 3,786 #73
1942 3,517 18 3,535 #78
1941 3,344 19 3,363 #76
1940 3,120 15 3,135 #79
1939 3,287 12 3,299 #75
1938 3,321 14 3,335 #76
1937 3,285 16 3,301 #72
1936 2,962 6 2,968 #83
1935 2,703 7 2,710 #91
1934 2,605 17 2,622 #90
1933 2,408 10 2,418 #96
1932 2,020 7 2,027 #122
1931 1,822 11 1,833 #128
1930 1,543 9 1,552 #141
1929 1,302 1,302 #160
1928 1,186 7 1,193 #176
1927 1,109 5 1,114 #185
1926 875 875 #212
1925 741 741 #242
1924 638 638 #260
1923 493 493 #291
1922 423 423 #315
1921 384 384 #336
1920 275 275 #398
1919 229 229 #436
1918 181 181 #509
1917 170 170 #509
1916 131 131 #588
1915 89 89 #711
1914 81 81 #646
1913 50 50 #746
1912 30 30 #937
1911 20 20 #1,004
1910 19 19 #1,027
1909 18 18 #987
1908 14 14 #1,130
1907 12 12 #1,196
1906 6 6 #1,878
1905 6 6 #1,858
1904 11 11 #1,167
1903 8 8 #1,422
1902 8 8 #1,423
1901 9 9 #1,215
1899 6 6 #1,564
1896 5 5 #1,778