Masculine dossier · first seen 1937

Darnel

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1986

Peak era

1986

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Darnel

How many people are named Darnel?

An estimated 914 living Americans are named Darnel.

How rare is Darnel?

Darnel fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Darnel?

The median age of a living American named Darnel is approximately 39 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 51 years old.

Is Darnel still popular?

Not especially. Darnel has been declining since its 1986 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Darnel most common?

Darnel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.

1937Peak 19862025

Peak year

1986

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,006

Darnel last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 1,006 American boys received the name.

Darnel peaked in 1986, when 36 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,006 Americans named Darnel since 1937.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1986

Living profile

933

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age39

Core range29–51

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

3.7× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1990s 3.7×