NameTides

Darlene

Darlene was the #1,844 girls' name in the US in 2025 (108 babies), and #3,044 in Canada.

Darlene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Darlene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Darlene as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,844 (108)———#3,044 (6)
2024#1,779 (113)#5,892 (3)———
2023#1,850 (108)#5,688 (3)——#3,290 (5)
2022#1,870 (108)#4,646 (4)——#2,315 (8)
2021#1,910 (103)———#3,280 (5)
2020#1,792 (110)———#2,873 (6)
2019#1,708 (122)#4,686 (4)——#2,374 (8)
2018#1,595 (134)———#1,741 (12)
2017#1,515 (146)#4,763 (4)——#3,307 (5)
2016#1,550 (144)#4,096 (5)——#2,892 (6)
2015#1,437 (160)#4,736 (4)——#2,179 (9)
2014#1,362 (171)#5,691 (3)——#1,901 (11)
2013#1,267 (187)———#2,204 (9)
2012#1,132 (217)#4,838 (4)——#2,921 (6)
2011#1,224 (196)———#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1958 at #49.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Darlene is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Darlene by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #889CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Darlene (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DarleneCanadaGirls#3,0446
DarleneEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DarleneIrelandGirls—too few
DarleneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DarleneScotlandGirls—too few
DarleneUSGirls#1,844108
DarleneUSBoys—too few