How Many People Are Named Darleen?
An estimated 4,648 people in the United States have the first name Darleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Darleen peaked in popularity in 1958 with 231 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,648
About 1 in 73,742 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1958
231 births
Total Registered
8,322
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darleen
Darleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,322 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darleen as a female name
Ranked #10,446 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (231 births)
Darleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darleen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,842 babies were registered. Darleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darleen by Decade
How has Darleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darleen by State
Birth registrations for Darleen span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Vermont, South Carolina, North Carolina. On average, about 133 Darleens were registered per state.
Darleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darleen
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darleen?
We estimate approximately 4,648 people named Darleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,742 Americans share this first name.
Is Darleen a common name?
Darleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,322 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darleen most popular?
Darleen reached peak popularity in 1958, when 231 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darleen is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darleen a female name?
Darleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darleen Smith, Darleen Johnson, Darleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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