Feminine dossier · first seen 1902

Darline

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1927
Peak era
1927
Peak births
129
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Darline

How many people are named Darline?

An estimated 2,186 living Americans are named Darline.

How rare is Darline?

Darline fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Darline?

The median age of a living American named Darline is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 42 and 71 years old.

Is Darline still popular?

Not especially. Darline has been declining since its 1927 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Darline most common?

Darline has its strongest geographic signal in Nebraska, where it appears 8.2× more often than the national baseline.

1902Peak 19272025
peak 1927 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1927
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
5,050

Darline is most concentrated in Nebraska — about 8.2× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Iowa and Missouri.

States where Darline is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: 5.6× the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: 3.9× the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: 8.2× the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY