Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from Old French darnel, the name of a type of grass; in some cases, it may also come from a place name based on Old English derne meaning “hidden” and halh meaning “nook.”
20062006: 305 births, rank #712
2007: 325 births, rank #712
2008: 313 births, rank #732
2009: 284 births, rank #791
2010: 235 births, rank #886
20112011: 238 births, rank #877
2012: 203 births, rank #983
2013: 191 births, rank #1,020
2014: 197 births, rank #1,028
2015: 150 births, rank #1,223
20162016: 151 births, rank #1,234
2017: 150 births, rank #1,219
2018: 129 births, rank #1,364
2019: 128 births, rank #1,386
2020: 99 births, rank #1,621
20212021: 102 births, rank #1,635
2022: 95 births, rank #1,750
2023: 85 births, rank #1,868
2024: 63 births, rank #2,261
20252025: 56 births, rank #2,421
Darnell moved from #878 to #984 for boys between 2011 and 2012. Its highest annual birth count came in 1984, with 741 births.