The baby name Darnell appears in baby name data for the United States from 1921 to 2024. It was most popular in 1984 with 758 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Darnell has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1939 | 15 |
| 1940 | 10 |
| 1941 | 10 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1944 | 30 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1947 | 18 |
| 1947 | 36 |
| 1948 | 27 |
| 1948 | 75 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 96 |
| 1950 | 24 |
| 1950 | 188 |
| 1951 | 23 |
| 1951 | 235 |
| 1952 | 21 |
| 1952 | 312 |
| 1953 | 20 |
| 1953 | 373 |
| 1954 | 19 |
| 1954 | 320 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1955 | 397 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1956 | 395 |
| 1957 | 13 |
| 1957 | 401 |
| 1958 | 34 |
| 1958 | 461 |
| 1959 | 15 |
| 1959 | 374 |
| 1960 | 13 |
| 1960 | 361 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1961 | 392 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1962 | 393 |
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1963 | 358 |
| 1964 | 19 |
| 1964 | 410 |
| 1965 | 55 |
| 1965 | 341 |
| 1966 | 38 |
| 1966 | 380 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1967 | 400 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1968 | 401 |
| 1969 | 36 |
| 1969 | 470 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1970 | 516 |
| 1971 | 13 |
| 1971 | 488 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1972 | 496 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1973 | 475 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1974 | 412 |
| 1975 | 21 |
| 1975 | 446 |
| 1976 | 520 |
| 1977 | 602 |
| 1978 | 588 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1979 | 577 |
| 1980 | 608 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1981 | 522 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1982 | 605 |
| 1983 | 731 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1984 | 758 |
| 1985 | 574 |
| 1986 | 713 |
| 1987 | 695 |
| 1988 | 615 |
| 1989 | 658 |
| 1990 | 674 |
| 1991 | 570 |
| 1992 | 620 |
| 1993 | 439 |
| 1994 | 497 |
| 1995 | 361 |
| 1996 | 410 |
| 1997 | 328 |
| 1998 | 361 |
| 1999 | 306 |
| 2000 | 310 |
| 2001 | 278 |
| 2002 | 267 |
| 2003 | 303 |
| 2004 | 304 |
| 2005 | 278 |
| 2006 | 318 |
| 2007 | 313 |
| 2008 | 375 |
| 2009 | 268 |
| 2010 | 228 |
| 2011 | 249 |
| 2012 | 206 |
| 2013 | 152 |
| 2014 | 186 |
| 2015 | 175 |
| 2016 | 154 |
| 2017 | 126 |
| 2018 | 123 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2024 | 16 |