How Many People Are Named Darolyn?
An estimated 205 people in the United States have the first name Darolyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Darolyn peaked in popularity in 1958 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darolyn 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 Darolyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
205
About 1 in 1,671,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1958
14 births
Total Registered
283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darolyn
Darolyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darolyn as a female name
Ranked #17,205 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1958 (14 births)
Darolyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darolyn span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 88 babies were registered. Darolyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darolyn by Decade
How has Darolyn 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.
Darolyn by State
Darolyn + Last Name Combinations
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Darolyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darolyn?
We estimate approximately 205 people named Darolyn 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 1,671,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Darolyn a common name?
Darolyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darolyn most popular?
Darolyn reached peak popularity in 1958, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darolyn is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darolyn a female name?
Darolyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darolyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darolyn Smith, Darolyn Johnson, Darolyn 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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