Holding steady, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Darleny since 1993
Babies named Darleny per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 61 |
| 2010s | 71 |
| 2020s | 67 |
Meaning & origin
Darleny is a rare modern name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993. It reached its peak popularity in 2020, though even then it was infrequently chosen. In 2025 it ranked 8860, with a frequency of about 1 in 146,115 newborn girls. The name's trajectory has remained stable, indicating consistent but very low usage. Darleny does not appear in any top state rankings, reflecting its scattered, nationwide rarity. As a modern coinage with no traditional etymology, it represents the creative practice of adapting established names like Darlene into new, distinctive forms.
Darleny is a rare modern coinage, likely formed on the model of names like Darlene (itself a 20th-century invention blending Dar- with the suffix -lene) with a -y ending. It first emerged in the 1990s in the United States and has remained uncommon. Its meaning is not established because it is not derived from a traditional word or root.
Sibling names for Darleny
Names that share Darleny's style, for a brother or sister.
