Meaning and history
Darlene is a name formed from the English word darling and the common name suffix lene. It has been in use since the beginning of the 20th century.
20062006: 244 births, rank #1,050
2007: 223 births, rank #1,147
2008: 236 births, rank #1,100
2009: 215 births, rank #1,167
2010: 208 births, rank #1,165
20112011: 196 births, rank #1,224
2012: 217 births, rank #1,132
2013: 187 births, rank #1,267
2014: 171 births, rank #1,362
2015: 160 births, rank #1,437
20162016: 144 births, rank #1,550
2017: 146 births, rank #1,515
2018: 134 births, rank #1,595
2019: 122 births, rank #1,708
2020: 110 births, rank #1,792
20212021: 103 births, rank #1,910
2022: 108 births, rank #1,870
2023: 108 births, rank #1,850
2024: 113 births, rank #1,779
20252025: 108 births, rank #1,844
Darlene moved from #894 to #999 for girls between 2002 and 2004. Its highest annual birth count came in 1958, with 8,278 births.