Darnella
- Last seen for girls in 1996 at #9,581
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 731since 1920
Darnella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Darnella has never cracked the top 2,000 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
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| rank | births | |
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| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 |
| 1995 | — | |
| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 |
| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1939 | — | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 |
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| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 |
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| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
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| 1924 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 |
| 1922 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 |
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First appearance
1920
The first year at least five girls were named Darnella! It came in at #4,398, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1922–1925, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Darnella is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Darnella in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Darnella
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1996
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1920
- Peaked 1921 at #2,195 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1922, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 68,793
- Highest: 1 in 68,793 girls born in 1967 were named Darnella (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 219,126 girls born in 1996 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,195 in 1921, was only 1 in 72,533 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 25.3% of all girls named Darnella (185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 51 | #2,195 (1921) | #3,743 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,701 (1936) | #3,981 |
| 1940s | 79 | #2,410 (1949) | #3,600 |
| 1950s | 157 | #2,253 (1950) | #2,892 |
| 1960s | 185 | #2,359 (1961) | #2,988 |
| 1970s | 111 | #3,652 (1971) | #5,404 |
| 1980s | 86 | #5,312 (1987) | #6,964 |
| 1990s | 45 | #7,880 (1990) | #8,716 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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