Darilyn
Feminine
Darilyn is a mid-century American name that sounds like Marilyn with a D, and it is made from the parts that American families of that era liked best: a boy's name at the front and the soft -lyn ending at the back.
How old is the name Darilyn?
Darilyn first appears in US birth records in 1938 — 87 years ago. The typical Darilyn alive today was born around 1965, making them about 60 years old. About 600 people named Darilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Darilyn most popular?
Darilyn peaked in 1950, reaching #2185 nationally. See the whole 1950 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Darilyn
In the middle of the twentieth century American families found a simple way to make a daughter's name: take a name from the men of the family and add -lyn, the ending of Carolyn, Marilyn and Evelyn. Darilyn may be one of those — Daryl made into a girl's name — or it may be Marilyn with a new first letter. Either way it has three even syllables and a gentle close, and it sounds like the decade that made it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Darilyn may join Daryl to the -lyn ending or reshape Marilyn, and nothing records which. It has no documented meaning of its own.
Pronouncing Darilyn
DAIR-ih-lin
Three syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Darilyn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1938
- Most girls named
- 195924 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2185reached in 1950
- Change vs 2015
- 0.0%5 in 2016, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Darilyns among us
people named Darilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Darilyn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Easy to say, with a familiar rhythm.
- Comes with Lyn as a ready short form.
- Rare, so a Darilyn is unlikely to share her name.
- People will hear Marilyn or Darlene and may write Darilynn or Darylin.
- It reads as a mid-century name.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Darilyns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Darilyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Darilyn in 2025?
- Darilyn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Darilyn with classmates?
- Darilyn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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