Darnell

Boy name

Darnell has been given to 31,018 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 1984.

Meaning & origin

English surname, from the noun darnel (“type of ryegrass”). Also a variant of Darnall. The given name is likely derived from the surname.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

31,018

Peak year

1984 (770 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -63%

Gender split

8% girls / 92% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Darnell.

30,034 babies since 1880

32,785 babies since 1880

33,856 babies since 1902

33,979 babies since 1898

27,910 babies since 1895

27,652 babies since 1882

35,251 babies since 1882

25,652 babies since 1919

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