Darlene

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Darlene

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Darlene is an alternate form of “Darling.”

History:
Darlene first arose in the early 19th century and became fairly popular by the 1960s (especially in the United States and Australia), although it has since fallen.

Pronunciation: dar-leen.

Alternates: Darla, Darleen, Darlena, Darlina, Darline, Darlanne.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.142 % named Darlene
0.029 % named Darla
0.005 % named Darleen
0.003 % named Darline
0.001 % named Darlena

Popularity of Darlene:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 541st most popular.
1920-1930: 244th most popular.
1930-1940: 100th most popular.
1940-1950: 80th most popular.
1950-1960: 71st most popular.
1960-1970: 92nd most popular.
1970-1980: 238th most popular.
1980-1990: 466th most popular.
1990: 496th most popular.
1991: 516th most popular.
1992: 611th most popular.
1993: 611th most popular.
1994: 626th most popular.
1995: 717th most popular.
1996: 707th most popular.
1997: 821st most popular.
1998: 812th most popular.
1999: 922nd most popular.
2000: 810th most popular.
2001: 852nd most popular.
2002: 891st most popular.

Popularity of Darla:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 678th most popular.
1940-1950: 361st most popular.
1950-1960: 298th most popular.
1960-1970: 216th most popular.
1970-1980: 437th most popular.
1980-1990: 796th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

Popularity of Darleen:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 880th most popular.
1930-1940: 678th most popular.
1940-1950: 570th most popular.
1950-1960: 756th most popular.
1960-1970: 913th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Darline:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 824th most popular.
1930-1940: 726th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A