Unisex name · since 1951
Darcell
Darcell has 506 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
506 girls have been named Darcell since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darcell recorded 506 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1990.
- #11,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 506 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darcell ranks #11,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darcell's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Darcell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darcell splits its recorded history at 1970: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darcell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Darcell popularity over time - boys
170 total births recorded since 1975 (Darcell as boys' name)
Darcell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (149 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Darcell's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Darcell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
149 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 149 births (29% of all-time use).
How Darcell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darcell's total volume
Darcell by state
Where Darcell concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darcell's data
- Darcell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Darcells (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darcell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darcell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.