Girls' name · since 1961
Darchelle
Darchelle has 113 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darchelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 113 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Darchelle recorded 113 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1994.
- #25,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 113 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darchelle ranks #25,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darchelle's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darchelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darchelle's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darchelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Darchelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Darchelle's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Darchelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Darchelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darchelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1961–1994 (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 Darchelle 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.