Darnel
Boy
Darnel is a boys' name, meaning “type of ryegrass”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Darnel mean?
Spelling of Darnell
“type of ryegrass”
A male given name.
Meaning borrowed from Darnell. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Darnel a girl's or a boy's name?
Darnel is a boys' name.
How popular is Darnel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Darnel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Darnel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Darnel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1937.
Half of all the boys named Darnel in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darnel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 |
Names like Darnel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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