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    The first name Darline

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A female given name, variant of Darlene

    A form of Darlene.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Darline at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Darline, the 13,896th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 129 were.

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    5,050
    babies named Darline since 1880
    #13,896
    rank in 2024
    1927
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Darline

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Darline Graham
      American politician (born 1964)
    • Darline Radamaker
      Footballer, born 1996

    Questions

    Is Darline a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,050 US babies named Darline since 1880 were girls.
    When was Darline most popular?
    1927 in the United States, when 129 babies were named Darline, its highest rank at 629th.
    What name is Darline a form of?
    Darline is a form of Darlene.