Gender
Origin
- English
- From the Old English dearling: darling.
Darling; from the Old English dearling, possibly used on occasion as a variant of the male name Darryl
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Darlene
Pronunciation
d(a)-rle-ne, dar-lene
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #1446, 29 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6220, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #49, 8,271 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1844, 108 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 108 |
| 2024 | – | 111 |
| 2023 | – | 108 |
| 2022 | – | 108 |
| 2021 | – | 103 |
| 2020 | – | 110 |
| 2019 | – | 122 |
| 2018 | – | 134 |
| 2017 | – | 146 |
| 2016 | – | 144 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #2507, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #742, 34 births); most recent 2015 (rank #5450, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #432, 5 births); most recent 1996 (rank #534, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #436, 5 births); most recent 1994 (rank #554, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
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| 2024 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1953 (rank #24, 137 births); most recent 1988 (rank #431, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence