Is Darnell a boy or girl name?
Darnell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 61 boys were named Darnell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.7% of the 30,961 US babies named Darnell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,311
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darnell since 1912
- 30,961
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 770 babies
Boys and girls named Darnell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 63 | 15 | 19.2% |
| 1920s | 197 | 70 | 26.2% |
| 1930s | 294 | 78 | 21% |
| 1940s | 633 | 417 | 39.7% |
| 1950s | 2,969 | 588 | 16.5% |
| 1960s | 3,689 | 600 | 14% |
| 1970s | 4,828 | 344 | 6.7% |
| 1980s | 6,295 | 206 | 3.2% |
| 1990s | 4,514 | 59 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 2,878 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,772 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 442 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 85 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 95 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 128 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 150 | #1,224 | 5 | #16,476 |
| 2016 | 151 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 150 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 191 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 203 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 238 | #878 | 5 | #17,438 |
| 2010 | 235 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 284 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 313 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 325 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 305 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 289 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 271 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 291 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 262 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 264 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 274 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 313 | #600 | 5 | #14,976 |
| 1998 | 354 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 354 | #552 | 7 | #11,133 |
| 1996 | 412 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 395 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 469 | #466 | 13 | #6,771 |
| 1993 | 443 | #476 | 5 | #14,005 |
| 1992 | 532 | #419 | 11 | #7,641 |
| 1991 | 564 | #404 | 8 | #9,551 |
| 1990 | 678 | #354 | 10 | #8,027 |
| 1989 | 656 | #350 | 13 | #6,241 |
| 1988 | 652 | #330 | 16 | #5,107 |
| 1987 | 689 | #309 | 21 | #4,015 |
| 1986 | 692 | #297 | 18 | #4,387 |
| 1985 | 674 | #305 | 17 | #4,499 |
| 1984 | 741 | #280 | 29 | #3,000 |
| 1983 | 644 | #306 | 23 | #3,453 |
| 1982 | 539 | #344 | 23 | #3,545 |
| 1981 | 492 | #358 | 25 | #3,357 |
| 1980 | 516 | #351 | 21 | #3,743 |
| 1979 | 495 | #355 | 23 | #3,464 |
| 1978 | 566 | #314 | 25 | #3,121 |
| 1977 | 518 | #346 | 33 | #2,565 |
| 1976 | 473 | #352 | 26 | #2,880 |
| 1975 | 456 | #361 | 34 | #2,369 |
| 1974 | 428 | #368 | 29 | #2,564 |
| 1973 | 468 | #357 | 32 | #2,362 |
| 1972 | 468 | #360 | 34 | #2,236 |
| 1971 | 473 | #369 | 52 | #1,735 |
| 1970 | 483 | #371 | 56 | #1,658 |
| 1969 | 439 | #374 | 65 | #1,454 |
| 1968 | 385 | #397 | 52 | #1,596 |
| 1967 | 390 | #382 | 53 | #1,542 |
| 1966 | 353 | #400 | 63 | #1,386 |
| 1965 | 339 | #422 | 67 | #1,340 |
| 1964 | 386 | #410 | 60 | #1,463 |
| 1963 | 360 | #422 | 65 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 354 | #425 | 54 | #1,529 |
| 1961 | 354 | #422 | 67 | #1,365 |
| 1960 | 329 | #444 | 54 | #1,506 |
| 1959 | 358 | #418 | 51 | #1,522 |
| 1958 | 392 | #394 | 65 | #1,311 |
| 1957 | 346 | #419 | 56 | #1,410 |
| 1956 | 307 | #433 | 55 | #1,413 |
| 1955 | 337 | #395 | 49 | #1,448 |
| 1954 | 291 | #420 | 55 | #1,350 |
| 1953 | 273 | #426 | 49 | #1,393 |
| 1952 | 274 | #418 | 67 | #1,159 |
| 1951 | 215 | #464 | 71 | #1,104 |
| 1950 | 176 | #504 | 70 | #1,104 |
| 1949 | 118 | #629 | 55 | #1,223 |
| 1948 | 109 | #649 | 68 | #1,073 |
| 1947 | 65 | #861 | 61 | #1,153 |
| 1946 | 74 | #774 | 35 | #1,484 |
| 1945 | 56 | #840 | 44 | #1,192 |
| 1944 | 52 | #880 | 36 | #1,342 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,037 | 26 | #1,674 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,143 | 27 | #1,599 |
| 1941 | 46 | #941 | 44 | #1,123 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,111 | 21 | #1,752 |
| 1939 | 42 | #980 | 15 | #2,143 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,098 | 10 | #2,772 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,100 | 6 | #3,893 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,365 | 8 | #3,165 |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,148 | 11 | #2,609 |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,247 | 11 | #2,600 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,209 | 9 | #2,925 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,863 | 8 | #3,335 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,746 | 8 | #3,457 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,721 | 8 | #3,493 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,888 | 6 | #4,408 |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,576 | 8 | #3,638 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,819 | 11 | #2,984 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,361 | 10 | #3,187 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,516 | 6 | #4,569 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,173 | 5 | #5,290 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,358 | 8 | #3,688 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,540 | 5 | #4,975 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,733 | 5 | #4,994 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,782 | 5 | #4,744 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,592 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darnell reached #280 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #1,073 in 1948. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darnell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.