Darnell

Where Darnell comes from

English surname, from the noun darnel (“type of ryegrass”). Also a variant of Darnall. The given name is likely derived from the surname.
— Wiktionary's entry for Darnell
Darnell through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,746 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1971
    Darnell Hall born
    American sprinter
  3. 1984
    Peak, #281
    741 babies named Darnell, the most in any year.
  4. 1985
    Darnell Jackson born
    American basketball player
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #552.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Darnell Jackson · American basketball player, born 1985
  • Darnell Hall · American sprinter, born 1971
  • Darnell Nurse · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1995
  • Darnell Furlong · English association football player, born 1995
  • Darnell Martin · American film director and screenwriter, born 1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.