Is Darnel a boy or girl name?

Darnel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,052 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Darnel

Recorded 1937–2021 · United States

Darnel was most popular in 1986, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,052 people named Darnel.

Darnel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darnel’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darnel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darnel is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 1,052 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Darnel

Where Darnel is most concentrated

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

New York 11.2×

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