Meaning of the nameDarlan
- Male
- Dar-lan
Darlan is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, most frequent among people born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Darlan is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 26,150
- Rank in Brazil
- #899
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,418
- people
Darlan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Darlan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (7,811 people).
183 women 25,967 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Darlan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Darlan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.030%
- Bahia 0.027%
- Amapá 0.023%
- Santa Catarina 0.021%
- Pará 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,803 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,822 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,413 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,209 | 0.020% |
| São Paulo | 1,709 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 1,678 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,623 | 0.021% |
| Pernambuco | 1,225 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 1,108 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 1,018 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 951 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 839 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 716 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 564 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 534 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 469 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 420 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 359 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 350 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 289 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 236 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 211 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 175 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 171 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 133 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 71 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 54 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Darlan
The origin of Darlan is uncertain. The name ends in -lan, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a formative of obscure origin, perhaps taken from Alan, in Brazilian names such as Derlan, Arlan and Aderlan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,150 people named Darlan, with a median age of 27; proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Darlan
What does the name Darlan mean?
The meaning of Darlan is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Darlan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,150 people with the first name Darlan, which ranks it number 899 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Darlan a boy's or a girl's name?
Darlan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 183 women and 25,967 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Darlan most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.030% of the state's population is named Darlan (951 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Darlan with a source. See the methodology.