Darley
The Story of Darley
As a girl name
American parents first put Darley on the record books as a girl name in 1951, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 6 Darleys were born — ranking #4,833 that year. About 50% of every Darley on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Darley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Darley on the record books as a boy name in 1936, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1936, when 6 Darleys were born — ranking #3,147 that year. Darley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1936, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Darley
Darley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Darley's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #4,833. Use the chart and map above to compare Darley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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