Is Darcel a boy or girl name?

Darcel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,371 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 90.4% were girls and 9.6% were boys.

Name Legacy

Darcel

Recorded 1950–2013 · United States

Darcel was most popular in 1954, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,986 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,371 people named Darcel.

Darcel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darcel’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darcel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darcel is mostly a girl’s name — 90.4% of the 1,371 Americans given it were girls and 9.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darcel

Where Darcel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org