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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Darlena

Darlena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1530th; the most babies were born in 1964 (53). More babies were named Darlena in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196453 babies
Total since 1880
1,536babies recorded

Darlena popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,0949
1990#8,02510
1980#3,34425
1970#2,36532
1960#1,81539
1950#1,91825
1940#2,12615
1930#3,4108
1920#5,1485
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Darlena, counting every spelling?

Darlena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Darlena?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Darlena are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 48 and 69. That makes Darlena a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Darlena by state

How common Darlena was among girls born in each state in 1962–1966, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (15.3×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIN0.07Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesWV0.37Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Darlena, girls, 1962–1966. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Darlena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darlena, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Darlena

How popular is the name Darlena?

Darlena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1530th; the most babies were born in 1964 (53). More babies were named Darlena in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Darlena a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,536 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Darlena most popular?

In 1962–1966, Darlena was most common in West Virginia (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Florida.