Given name
Darlee
“from the grassy meadow”
Darlee is a variant of Darnley. One English interpretation is “from the grassy meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darlee is a variant of Darnley. One English interpretation is “from the grassy meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darlee is a variant of Darnley. An origin associated with Darnley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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