Darnel
- Last seen for girls in 1970 at #7,995
- Last seen for boys in 2021 at #8,825
- Given to boys 95.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1986 · 36 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,006since 1937
Darnel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Darnel has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #8,825 | 8 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #7,095 | 11 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #12,086 | 5 | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #7,087 | 11 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,436 | 13 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,070 | 14 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,622 | 12 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,781 | 14 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,278 | 15 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #7,831 | 8 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,703 | 16 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,390 | 13 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,423 | 24 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,704 | 20 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,873 | 13 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,877 | 17 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,406 | 20 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,020 | 23 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,042 | 22 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,105 | 21 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,325 | 18 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,170 | 33 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,292 | 29 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,509 | 23 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,838 | 18 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,725 | 36 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,787 | 16 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,709 | 17 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,030 | 14 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,058 | 26 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,236 | 22 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,473 | 18 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,606 | 10 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,158 | 18 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,279 | 17 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | — | #2,308 | 14 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,535 | 11 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #3,993 | 5 |
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| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
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| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
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| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1937
The first year at least five boys were named Darnel! It came in at #2,905, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1938–1946, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Darnel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Darnel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Darnel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2021
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1986 at #1,725 (36 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 51,153
- Highest: 1 in 51,153 boys born in 1986 were named Darnel (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 218,685 boys born in 2021 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 21.7% of all boys named Darnel (218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | #2,905 (1937) | #2,905 |
| 1940s | 12 | #3,096 (1947) | #3,301 |
| 1950s | 46 | #2,818 (1958) | #3,357 |
| 1960s | 133 | #1,957 (1963) | #2,292 |
| 1970s | 175 | #1,873 (1976) | #2,444 |
| 1980s | 218 | #1,725 (1986) | #2,512 |
| 1990s | 218 | #2,170 (1990) | #3,297 |
| 2000s | 141 | #3,423 (2000) | #5,767 |
| 2010s | 48 | #7,087 (2010) | #9,319 |
| 2020s | 8 | #8,825 (2021) | #8,825 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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