Given name
Darlyne
“ouf little darling”
Darlyne is a variant of Darlene. One English interpretation is “ouf little darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darlyne is a variant of Darlene. One English interpretation is “ouf little darling.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darlyne is a variant of Darlene. An origin associated with Darlene is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darlyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,414
- 0 boys · 1,414 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 50 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 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 899 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.
Darlyne’s family of names
In English usage, Darlyne has a related form in Darlene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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