Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Darly isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 104 boys · 124 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,006 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,006 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 629 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.
Darly’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Darly, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Darah
“a wise woman” · “from the oak tree”
>99% girls
Dara
“a wise woman” · “from the oak tree”
14% boys · 86% girls
Ashly
“ash” · “wood”
>99% girls
Randi
“the wolf shield” · “lustful”
1% boys · 99% girls
Darcie
“a dark beauty”
>99% girls
Brandi
“a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink”
>99% girls
Lacy
“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” · “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”
2% boys · 98% girls
Rani
“a lovely singer; a queenly woman”
14% boys · 86% girls