Darlene

DAHR-leen

English

"darling"

Darlene Origin and Meaning

The name Darlene is a girl's name of English origin meaning "darling".

A modern(ish) invented name, only in widespread use since the 20th century. It is a combination of the English word darling and the popular midcentury suffix -lene. It was recently used on a character in the BBC comedy-crime drama, Death in Paradise.

Darlene Rank in US Top 1000

# 996 in the US

Popularity of the name Darlene

• 1648 Nameberry 2024
• 860 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Darlene

• Darlene Zschech Australian Christian worship leader and songwriter
• Darlene Love American pop singer
• Darlene Hard American tennis player
• Darlene Hooley U.S. Congresswoman from Oregon
• Darlene Jean Pekul American fantasy illustrator
• Darlene Conley American actress
• Darlene Vogel American actress
• Darlene Hunt American TV producer
• Darlene Ka Mook Nichols, American Indian activist
• Darlene Carolynne Caamaño American film producer
• (Rita) Darlene Cates American actress
• Darling Princess "Darlene" Hill American gymnast
• Darlene Diebler Rose missionary and WWII prisoner of war

The name Darlene in Pop Culture

• Darlene Conner Healy, character on TV's "Roseanne"
• Darlene "Woo" Bates main character in movie "Woo"
• Darlene Bunch character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• "Darlene " song by Led Zeppelin
• Darlene Alderson character on TV's "Mr. Robot"