Darlene

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Darlene, also spelled Darleen or Darline, is an English feminine given name coined in the late 19th century.

From Wikipedia

Darlene first appears in the data in 1896 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1958 with 8,279 babies (rank #49 that year). In 2024 it was given to 111 girls (rank #1,802). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Darlene

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Darlene yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

205,436

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

8,279

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Darlene

Darlene Hardtennis player · b. 1936
Darlene Lovefilm actor · b. 1941

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1896	5	#1,637
1899	6	#1,446
1901	9	#1,156
1902	8	#1,346
1903	8	#1,348
1904	11	#1,110
1905	6	#1,756
1906	6	#1,783
1907	12	#1,155
1908	14	#1,100
1909	18	#970
1910	19	#1,006
1911	20	#988
1912	30	#927
1913	50	#743
1914	81	#643
1915	89	#707
1916	131	#587
1917	170	#507
1918	181	#507
1919	229	#435
1920	275	#398
1921	384	#336
1922	423	#315
1923	493	#291
1924	638	#260
1925	741	#241
1926	875	#212
1927	1,109	#185
1928	1,186	#176
1929	1,302	#160
1930	1,543	#141
1931	1,822	#128
1932	2,020	#122
1933	2,408	#96
1934	2,605	#90
1935	2,703	#91
1936	2,962	#83
1937	3,285	#72
1938	3,321	#76
1939	3,287	#75
1940	3,120	#79
1941	3,344	#76
1942	3,517	#78
1943	3,774	#73
1944	3,532	#76
1945	3,626	#71
1946	4,662	#71
1947	5,255	#71
1948	4,692	#77
1949	4,799	#75
1950	4,830	#79
1951	5,030	#79
1952	5,427	#77
1953	5,591	#75
1954	5,510	#76
1955	5,641	#76
1956	6,919	#71
1957	7,784	#57
1958	8,279	#49
1959	6,875	#66
1960	6,092	#75
1961	5,729	#80
1962	5,107	#88
1963	5,154	#85
1964	5,173	#80
1965	4,358	#83
1966	3,728	#94
1967	3,068	#111
1968	2,658	#121
1969	2,460	#137
1970	2,175	#155
1971	1,824	#170
1972	1,416	#199
1973	1,162	#216
1974	1,019	#251
1975	905	#265
1976	827	#279
1977	772	#308
1978	718	#319
1979	667	#348
1980	653	#362
1981	640	#367
1982	583	#397
1983	527	#408
1984	459	#452
1985	471	#456
1986	451	#477
1987	441	#491
1988	482	#468
1989	477	#493
1990	506	#483
1991	466	#506
1992	378	#602
1993	370	#617
1994	344	#636
1995	272	#750
1996	283	#746
1997	249	#831
1998	256	#832
1999	224	#937
2000	273	#826
2001	266	#857
2002	251	#894
2003	203	#1,085
2004	236	#999
2005	225	#1,062
2006	244	#1,050
2007	223	#1,147
2008	236	#1,102
2009	214	#1,175
2010	208	#1,168
2011	196	#1,224
2012	217	#1,132
2013	187	#1,268
2014	171	#1,364
2015	160	#1,439
2016	144	#1,552
2017	146	#1,515
2018	134	#1,598
2019	122	#1,710
2020	110	#1,796
2021	103	#1,914
2022	108	#1,872
2023	108	#1,857
2024	111	#1,802