girl's name
Darlyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,097
Darlyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 61 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
Darlyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 114 |
| 1940s | 200 |
| 1950s | 233 |
| 1960s | 171 |
| 1970s | 73 |
| 1980s | 93 |
| 1990s | 184 |
| 2000s | 350 |
| 2010s | 389 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 273 |
How popular is Darlyn?
In 2025, Darlyn was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Darlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Darlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Darlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Darlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Darlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Darlyn
How popular is the name Darlyn?
In 2025, Darlyn was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Darlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Darlyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Darlyn most popular?
Darlyn peaked in 2006, when 61 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Darlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Darlyn currently ranks #4,398 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.