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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Darcel

Darcel was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1190th with 71 babies. More babies were named Darcel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195471 babies
Total since 1880
1,371babies recorded

Darcel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 131 since 1952.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,55213
1980#8,3547
1970#2,52929
1960#1,72843
1950#2,13821
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Darcel, counting every spelling?

Darcel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Darcel?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Darcel are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 48 and 69. That makes Darcel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Darcel by state

How common Darcel was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.3×), Illinois (1.7×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Darcel, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Darcel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darcel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Darcel

How popular is the name Darcel?

Darcel was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1190th with 71 babies. More babies were named Darcel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Darcel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,240 girls and 131 boys.

Where was Darcel most popular?

In 1952–1956, Darcel was most common in Pennsylvania (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New York.