Darnel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Darnel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,006 babies named Darnel between 1937 and 2021, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darnel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darnel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Darnel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 115 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Darnel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darnel 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 1,006 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.