The baby name Darlene appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1958 with 10,405 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Darlene has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 24 |
| 1913 | 57 |
| 1914 | 80 |
| 1915 | 97 |
| 1916 | 160 |
| 1917 | 204 |
| 1918 | 217 |
| 1919 | 298 |
| 1920 | 366 |
| 1921 | 554 |
| 1922 | 595 |
| 1923 | 709 |
| 1924 | 990 |
| 1925 | 1,108 |
| 1926 | 1,341 |
| 1927 | 1,697 |
| 1928 | 1,819 |
| 1929 | 1,994 |
| 1930 | 2,302 |
| 1931 | 2,749 |
| 1932 | 2,933 |
| 1933 | 3,485 |
| 1934 | 3,516 |
| 1935 | 3,628 |
| 1936 | 3,834 |
| 1937 | 4,165 |
| 1938 | 4,143 |
| 1939 | 3,988 |
| 1940 | 3,654 |
| 1941 | 3,928 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1942 | 3,934 |
| 1943 | 4,580 |
| 1944 | 3,949 |
| 1945 | 3,976 |
| 1946 | 5,111 |
| 1947 | 6,336 |
| 1948 | 5,596 |
| 1949 | 5,761 |
| 1950 | 6,281 |
| 1951 | 6,571 |
| 1952 | 7,168 |
| 1953 | 7,220 |
| 1954 | 6,655 |
| 1955 | 6,675 |
| 1956 | 8,581 |
| 1957 | 9,669 |
| 1958 | 10,405 |
| 1959 | 8,660 |
| 1960 | 7,780 |
| 1961 | 7,495 |
| 1962 | 5,676 |
| 1963 | 5,670 |
| 1964 | 5,964 |
| 1965 | 5,043 |
| 1966 | 4,252 |
| 1967 | 3,554 |
| 1968 | 3,020 |
| 1969 | 2,812 |
| 1970 | 2,401 |
| 1971 | 2,085 |
| 1972 | 1,502 |
| 1973 | 1,289 |
| 1974 | 1,068 |
| 1975 | 957 |
| 1976 | 774 |
| 1977 | 802 |
| 1978 | 728 |
| 1979 | 655 |
| 1980 | 623 |
| 1981 | 548 |
| 1982 | 479 |
| 1983 | 425 |
| 1984 | 368 |
| 1985 | 463 |
| 1986 | 357 |
| 1987 | 378 |
| 1988 | 397 |
| 1989 | 308 |
| 1990 | 288 |
| 1991 | 280 |
| 1992 | 205 |
| 1993 | 223 |
| 1994 | 211 |
| 1995 | 118 |
| 1996 | 134 |
| 1997 | 121 |
| 1998 | 93 |
| 1999 | 101 |
| 2000 | 114 |
| 2001 | 148 |
| 2002 | 110 |
| 2003 | 83 |
| 2004 | 99 |
| 2005 | 100 |
| 2006 | 148 |
| 2007 | 97 |
| 2008 | 132 |
| 2009 | 63 |
| 2010 | 36 |
| 2011 | 72 |
| 2012 | 79 |
| 2013 | 40 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 67 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 59 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2023 | 36 |
| 2024 | 40 |