Baby name
CLASSIC
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Darlene
/dar · LEEN/
Meaning
“Darling or beloved one”
From Old English deorling meaning darling or beloved one. Popularized in mid-20th century America through country music and pop culture.
Nicknames
dar
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Solidly mid-century; due for a slow vintage revival but not there yet.
The cultural moment.
Top 50 in the US from the 1940s through the 1960s, now firmly associated with that generation.