—2024 rank
1958peak year
204,688babies named Darlene since 1880
▼ 9%5-year trend
Darlene popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Darlene mean?
A 20th-century English coinage built on the word 'darling' with the French-style suffix -lene. It peaked in America in the 1930s-1950s.
OriginEnglish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, modern
Names like Darlene
Same era, same vibe — if you like Darlene, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Darlenes
- Darlene Love, singer
Spellings & variants
Darleen
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