Darnel vs Darnell

Side-by-side comparison of Darnel and Darnell - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Darnel

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Name B

Darnell

Boy name · Rank #2265

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Metric Darnel Darnell
Current Rank Unranked #2265
Total Births (all years) 1,006 28,631
Peak Year 1986 1984
Peak Year Births 36 741
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1937 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Darnel Darnell
1910s - 63
1920s - 197
1930s 7 294
1940s 12 633
1950s 46 2,969
1960s 133 3,689
1970s 175 4,828
1980s 218 6,294
1990s 218 4,514
2000s 141 2,878
2010s 48 1,772
2020s 8 500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darnel Darnell
2014 - 197
2015 5 150
2016 - 151
2017 11 150
2018 6 129
2019 - 128
2020 - 99
2021 8 102
2022 - 95
2023 - 85
2024 - 63
2025 - 56

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1937–2021.

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