Is Darlyn a boy or girl name?

Darlyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,097 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.4% were girls and 1.6% were boys.

Darlyn

Recorded 1926–2025 · United States

Darlyn was most popular in 2006, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,867 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,097 people named Darlyn.

Darlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darlyn’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darlyn is a girl’s name — 98.4% of the 2,097 Americans given it were girls and 1.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darlyn

Where Darlyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org