Darnel

Darnel peaked in the US in 1986 at #1,725, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Darnel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Darnel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Darnel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2021#8,825 (8)——
2018#10,760 (6)——
2017#7,095 (11)——
2015#12,086 (5)——
2013#10,728 (6)——
2012#8,158 (9)——
2010#7,087 (11)——
2009#6,436 (13)#4,527 (3)—
2008#6,070 (14)#3,687 (4)—
2007#6,622 (12)#2,741 (6)—
2006#5,781 (14)—#2,382 (5)
2005#5,278 (15)——
2004#6,138 (12)#2,578 (5)—
2003#7,831 (8)#1,629 (9)—
2002#4,703 (16)#1,519 (9)#2,022 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1986 at #1,725.
  • First recorded in the US in 1937.
  • In 1970, 20% of US babies named Darnel were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DarnelCanadaBoys—too few
DarnelEngland & WalesBoys—too few
DarnelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DarnelUSGirls—too few
DarnelUSBoys—too few