Recorded 1961–1994 Girls' name Peak 1988 113 births

Darchelle — girls' name

113 babies named Darchelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s301980s491990s24
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Darchelle was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Darchelle in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darchelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Darchelle between 1961 and 1994, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darchelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darchelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darchelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darchelle 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 113 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.

Darchelle at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

113

Since 1961

34 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1961

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1994

Darchelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1961

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 1994199119871983197219691961 5

Darchelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 43% of Darchelle's all-time total
1960s101970s301980s491990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darchelle?
113 babies have been named Darchelle since 1961. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Darchelle most popular?
Darchelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Darchelle been used?
Darchelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 34 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Darchelle?
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.

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, 1961–1994 (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.