Is Darlene a boy or girl name?
Darlene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 111 girls and 0 boys were named Darlene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 205,436 US babies named Darlene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,802
- Babies named Darlene since 1896
- 205,436
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 8,308 babies
Boys and girls named Darlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,000 | 100% |
| 1920s | 12 | 7,426 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 109 | 25,956 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 140 | 40,321 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 138 | 61,886 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 150 | 43,527 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 48 | 11,485 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 7 | 5,184 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,348 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,371 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,685 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 540 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,802 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,857 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,872 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,914 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,796 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,710 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,598 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,439 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,364 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,268 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,132 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,224 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,168 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,147 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,050 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,062 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 236 | #999 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,085 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 251 | #894 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 266 | #857 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 273 | #826 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 224 | #937 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 256 | #832 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 249 | #831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 283 | #746 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 272 | #750 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 344 | #636 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 370 | #617 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 378 | #602 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 466 | #506 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 506 | #483 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,363 | 477 | #493 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 482 | #468 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 441 | #491 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 451 | #477 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 471 | #456 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 459 | #452 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 527 | #408 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 583 | #397 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 640 | #367 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 653 | #362 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 667 | #348 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 718 | #319 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 772 | #308 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,788 | 827 | #279 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,490 | 905 | #265 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #251 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,621 | 1,162 | #216 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,407 | 1,416 | #199 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,060 | 1,824 | #170 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,929 | 2,175 | #155 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,044 | 2,460 | #137 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,349 | 2,658 | #121 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,049 | 3,068 | #111 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,155 | 3,728 | #94 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,731 | 4,358 | #83 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,802 | 5,173 | #80 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,445 | 5,154 | #85 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,133 | 5,107 | #88 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,014 | 5,729 | #80 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,983 | 6,092 | #75 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,766 | 6,875 | #66 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,452 | 8,279 | #49 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,209 | 7,784 | #57 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,844 | 6,919 | #71 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,613 | 5,641 | #76 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,625 | 5,510 | #76 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,573 | 5,591 | #75 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,922 | 5,427 | #77 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,422 | 5,030 | #79 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,342 | 4,830 | #79 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,656 | 4,799 | #75 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,830 | 4,692 | #77 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,096 | 5,255 | #71 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,970 | 4,662 | #71 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,591 | 3,626 | #71 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,012 | 3,532 | #76 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,200 | 3,774 | #73 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,691 | 3,517 | #78 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,597 | 3,344 | #76 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,820 | 3,120 | #79 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,086 | 3,287 | #75 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,917 | 3,321 | #76 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,773 | 3,285 | #72 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,231 | 2,962 | #83 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,019 | 2,703 | #91 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,736 | 2,605 | #90 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,406 | 2,408 | #96 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,146 | 2,020 | #122 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,354 | 1,822 | #128 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,822 | 1,543 | #141 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,302 | #160 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,432 | 1,186 | #176 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,332 | 1,109 | #185 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 875 | #212 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 741 | #241 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 638 | #260 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 493 | #291 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 423 | #315 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 384 | #336 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 275 | #398 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 229 | #435 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 181 | #507 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 170 | #507 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 131 | #587 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 89 | #707 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 81 | #643 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 50 | #743 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 30 | #927 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 20 | #988 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,006 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #970 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,100 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,155 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,783 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,756 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,110 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,348 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,346 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,156 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,446 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,637 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darlene reached #1,452 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #49 in 1958. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darlene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.