Darlette
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dar-LET
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Darlette is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “darling”. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Darlette mean?
Modern: variant of Darlene, from darling, with -ette
“darling”
Darlene and its relatives were coined in the 20th century from the English word darling.
Is Darlette a girl's or a boy's name?
Darlette is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darlette in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Darlette, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Darlette in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darlette in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Darlette
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte Alice Wrenley Millie Scottie Jhene Rynlee Phoebe Oaklynn Indie Jovie Haisley
Names related to Darlette
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Mya Ailani Kayson
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darlette: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darlette, updated 20 October 2026.