Darnell
Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #2,421 for boys in 2025, 56 births
Given to boys 92.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 741 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 28,631since 1912
Darnell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #2,421 | 56 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,261 | 63 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,868 | 85 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,750 | 95 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,635 | 102 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,621 | 99 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,386 | 128 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,364 | 129 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #1,219 | 150 |
| 2016 | — | #1,234 | 151 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,223 | 150 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,028 | 197 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,020 | 191 | |
| 2012 | — | #983 | 203 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #877 | 238 |
| 2010 | — | #886 | 235 | |
| 2009 | — | #791 | 284 | |
| 2008 | — | #732 | 313 | |
| 2007 | — | #712 | 325 | |
| 2006 | — | #712 | 305 | |
| 2005 | — | #707 | 289 | |
| 2004 | — | #709 | 271 | |
| 2003 | — | #672 | 291 | |
| 2002 | — | #693 | 262 | |
| 2001 | — | #683 | 264 | |
| 2000 | — | #657 | 274 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #600 | 313 |
| 1998 | — | #555 | 354 | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #552 | 354 |
| 1996 | — | #506 | 412 | |
| 1995 | — | #515 | 395 | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #465 | 469 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #475 | 443 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #418 | 532 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #404 | 564 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #354 | 678 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #350 | 656 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #330 | 652 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #309 | 688 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #297 | 692 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #305 | 674 |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 | #281 | 741 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #306 | 644 |
| 1982 | #3,530 | 23 | #344 | 539 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #358 | 492 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #351 | 516 |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | #355 | 495 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #314 | 566 |
| 1977 | #2,557 | 33 | #346 | 518 |
| 1976 | #2,865 | 26 | #352 | 473 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #361 | 456 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | #367 | 428 |
| 1973 | #2,349 | 32 | #357 | 468 |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | #359 | 468 |
| 1971 | #1,730 | 52 | #369 | 473 |
| 1970 | #1,653 | 56 | #371 | 483 |
| 1969 | #1,453 | 65 | #374 | 439 |
| 1968 | #1,594 | 52 | #397 | 385 |
| 1967 | #1,537 | 53 | #382 | 390 |
| 1966 | #1,385 | 63 | #400 | 353 |
| 1965 | #1,337 | 67 | #422 | 339 |
| 1964 | #1,462 | 60 | #410 | 385 |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | #422 | 361 |
| 1962 | #1,525 | 54 | #424 | 354 |
| 1961 | #1,360 | 67 | #421 | 355 |
| 1960 | #1,501 | 54 | #445 | 328 |
| 1959 | #1,516 | 51 | #418 | 358 |
| 1958 | #1,310 | 65 | #394 | 392 |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 | #419 | 346 |
| 1956 | #1,413 | 55 | #433 | 307 |
| 1955 | #1,445 | 49 | #395 | 337 |
| 1954 | #1,344 | 55 | #420 | 291 |
| 1953 | #1,389 | 49 | #426 | 273 |
| 1952 | #1,156 | 67 | #418 | 274 |
| 1951 | #1,104 | 71 | #464 | 215 |
| 1950 | #1,099 | 70 | #504 | 176 |
| 1949 | #1,220 | 55 | #628 | 118 |
| 1948 | #1,070 | 68 | #647 | 109 |
| 1947 | #1,150 | 61 | #861 | 65 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #773 | 74 |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | #837 | 56 |
| 1944 | #1,340 | 36 | #878 | 52 |
| 1943 | #1,664 | 26 | #1,037 | 42 |
| 1942 | #1,592 | 27 | #1,139 | 36 |
| 1941 | #1,117 | 44 | #938 | 46 |
| 1940 | #1,745 | 21 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #976 | 42 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,356 | 24 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #1,241 | 29 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | — | #1,302 | 28 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #1,707 | 20 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #1,565 | 23 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,355 | 30 |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Darnell! It came in at #1,746, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Darnell is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#173 · 1 in 1,453
- District of Columbia#195 · 1 in 1,497
- Michigan#225 · 1 in 2,740
- Arkansas#228 · 1 in 1,824
- Illinois#230 · 1 in 2,697
Best ever in a state: #77 in District of Columbia, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #173 | 21 | 1 in 1,453 |
| District of Columbia | #195 | 10 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Michigan | #225 | 35 | 1 in 2,740 |
| Arkansas | #228 | 11 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Illinois | #230 | 40 | 1 in 2,697 |
| Mississippi | #253 | 14 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Tennessee | #275 | 14 | 1 in 2,937 |
| Ohio | #326 | 19 | 1 in 5,804 |
| Louisiana | #330 | 13 | 1 in 3,131 |
| North Carolina | #332 | 13 | 1 in 4,218 |
| Virginia | #333 | 10 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Missouri | #337 | 9 | 1 in 5,228 |
| New Jersey | #348 | 7 | 1 in 8,223 |
| Alabama | #355 | 9 | 1 in 4,321 |
| Georgia | #359 | 11 | 1 in 4,457 |
| California | #385 | 28 | 1 in 5,657 |
| Pennsylvania | #400 | 11 | 1 in 10,952 |
| South Carolina | #420 | 5 | 1 in 6,102 |
| Florida | #441 | 6 | 1 in 7,171 |
| New York | #527 | 12 | 1 in 14,521 |
| Texas | #615 | 13 | 1 in 9,303 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Darnell
- 160 spots since 2024 (#2,261 → #2,421)
- 800 spots since 2020 (#1,621 → #2,421)
- 1,198 spots since 2015 (#1,223 → #2,421)
- Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1948 (#861 → #647)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1942 (#938 → #1,139)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1984 at #281 (741 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1944–2012
- Highest: 1 in 2,436 boys born in 1984 were named Darnell (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 30,501 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.0% of all boys named Darnell (6,294) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 63 | #1,746 (1912) | #2,585 |
| 1920s | 197 | #1,355 (1924) | #1,815 |
| 1930s | 294 | #976 (1939) | #1,282 |
| 1940s | 633 | #628 (1949) | #885 |
| 1950s | 2,969 | #394 (1958) | #429 |
| 1960s | 3,689 | #374 (1969) | #410 |
| 1970s | 4,828 | #314 (1978) | #355 |
| 1980s | 6,294 | #281 (1984) | #323 |
| 1990s | 4,514 | #354 (1990) | #484 |
| 2000s | 2,878 | #657 (2000) | #707 |
| 2010s | 1,772 | #877 (2011) | #1,122 |
| 2020s | 500 | #1,621 (2020) | #1,926 |
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.
Darnell in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 39,904 of them was named Darnell, which outranked 78.5% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,423Trudie50
- #1,423Vada50
- #1,423Zella50
- #1,445Darnell49
- #1,445Adelina49
- #1,445Cherlyn49
- #1,445Danni49
- #1,463Alvina48
- #1,463Angelique48
- #1,463Arnita48
Tied with 17 names at #1,445; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 6,112 of them was named Darnell, which outranked 91.0% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).