How Many People Are Named Darlena?
An estimated 1,151 people in the United States have the first name Darlena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Darlena peaked in popularity in 1964 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darlena 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 Darlena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,151
About 1 in 297,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1964
53 births
Total Registered
1,536
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darlena
Darlena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,536 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darlena as a female name
Ranked #17,100 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1964 (53 births)
Darlena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darlena span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 412 babies were registered. Darlena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darlena by Decade
How has Darlena 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.
Darlena by State
Birth registrations for Darlena span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, Indiana, California. The lowest are in Florida, Kentucky, Texas. On average, about 29 Darlenas were registered per state.
Darlena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darlena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darlena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darlena?
We estimate approximately 1,151 people named Darlena 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 297,788 Americans share this first name.
Is Darlena a common name?
Darlena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,536 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darlena most popular?
Darlena reached peak popularity in 1964, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darlena is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darlena a female name?
Darlena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darlena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darlena Smith, Darlena Johnson, Darlena 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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