Recorded 1999–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 78 births

Darinel — boys' name

78 babies named Darinel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s452010s72020s21
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Darinel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Darinel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darinel

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Darinel between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darinel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darinel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darinel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darinel 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 78 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.

Darinel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

78

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Darinel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2023202120202012200820062005200320021999 5

Darinel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 58% of Darinel's all-time total
1990s52000s452010s72020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darinel?
78 babies have been named Darinel since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Darinel most popular?
Darinel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Darinel been used?
Darinel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Darinel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2023 (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.