Recorded 1970–1994 Girls' name Peak 1978 46 births

Darshell — girls' name

46 babies named Darshell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s231990s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Darshell was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darshell in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darshell

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Darshell between 1970 and 1994, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darshell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darshell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darshell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darshell 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 46 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.

Darshell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

46

Since 1970

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1970

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1994

Darshell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1970

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19941991198819861981198019781970 6

Darshell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 50% of Darshell's all-time total
1970s131980s231990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darshell?
46 babies have been named Darshell since 1970. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Darshell most popular?
Darshell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Darshell been used?
Darshell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 25 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Darshell?
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, 1970–1994 (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.