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Girl name

Darlen

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Darlen has been given to about 184 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 169
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darlen per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2008 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time184

How popular is Darlen?

Its best year was 2008, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 10251st. The typical living American called Darlen is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Darlen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darleen0.92
  2. Marlen0.88
  3. Carleen0.80
  4. Arleen0.79
  5. Marleen0.80
  6. Karen0.75
  7. Carmen0.75
  8. Darlene0.74

Middle names for Darlen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darlen Anne0.81
  2. Darlen Catherine0.78
  3. Darlen Josephine0.78
  4. Darlen Rose0.77
  5. Darlen Marie0.77
  6. Darlen Grace0.77

Sibling names for Darlen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.61
  2. Wesbrother · 0.55
  3. Colettesister · 0.55
  4. Valerysister · 0.55
  5. Evesister · 0.55
  6. Claybrother · 0.54

Where Darlen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Darlen Anderson0.77
    2. Darlen White0.72
    3. Darlen Moore0.72
    4. Darlen Hill0.72
    5. Darlen Hall0.72
    6. Darlen Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Darlen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.