Recorded 1952–1988 Girls' name Peak 1953 361 births

Darcelle — girls' name

361 babies named Darcelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1201960s1081970s621980s71
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Darcelle was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

22 babies were named Darcelle in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darcelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 361 babies named Darcelle between 1952 and 1988, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darcelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darcelle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darcelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darcelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 361 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darcelle at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

361

Since 1952

37 years of records

Peak year

1953

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1952

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1988

Darcelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1952

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1953)
22
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 198819841977197019661962195819541952 13

Darcelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
120 births that decade — 33% of Darcelle's all-time total
1950s1201960s1081970s621980s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darcelle?
361 babies have been named Darcelle since 1952. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1953 with 22 births.
When was Darcelle most popular?
Darcelle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Darcelle been used?
Darcelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 37 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Darcelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.