Darnel

Darnel

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Darnel first appears in the data in 1937 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 36 babies (rank #1,737 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Darnel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Darnel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,052

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1937	7	#2,968
1941	5	#3,617
1947	7	#3,147
1951	7	#3,132
1952	5	#3,852
1953	7	#3,200
1954	6	#3,529
1957	5	#4,111
1958	9	#2,873
1959	7	#3,344
1960	11	#2,573
1961	12	#2,442
1962	17	#1,982
1963	17	#1,979
1964	15	#2,133
1965	10	#2,652
1966	13	#2,244
1967	12	#2,383
1968	12	#2,476
1969	14	#2,337
1970	20	#2,011
1971	17	#2,303
1972	18	#2,176
1973	13	#2,746
1974	17	#2,380
1975	14	#2,786
1976	26	#1,888
1977	10	#3,661
1978	18	#2,499
1979	22	#2,250
1980	26	#2,070
1981	14	#3,068
1982	17	#2,733
1983	16	#2,815
1984	23	#2,244
1985	16	#2,974
1986	36	#1,737
1987	18	#2,865
1988	23	#2,530
1989	29	#2,304
1990	33	#2,184
1991	18	#3,357
1992	21	#3,134
1993	22	#3,069
1994	31	#2,453
1995	23	#3,037
1996	20	#3,429
1997	17	#3,917
1998	13	#4,939
1999	20	#3,728
2000	24	#3,446
2001	13	#5,442
2002	16	#4,751
2003	8	#8,012
2004	12	#6,217
2005	15	#5,348
2006	14	#5,850
2007	12	#6,719
2008	14	#6,138
2009	13	#6,511
2010	11	#7,186
2012	9	#8,304
2013	6	#11,040
2015	5	#12,491
2017	11	#7,203
2018	6	#11,075
2021	8	#9,005

Year

Babies

Rank

1937

#2,968

1941

#3,617

1947

#3,147

1951

#3,132

1952

#3,852

1953

#3,200

1954

#3,529

1957

#4,111

1958

#2,873

1959

#3,344

1960

#2,573

1961

#2,442

1962

#1,982

1963

#1,979

1964

#2,133

1965

#2,652

1966

#2,244

1967

#2,383

1968

#2,476

1969

#2,337

1970

#2,011

1971

#2,303

1972

#2,176

1973

#2,746

1974

#2,380

1975

#2,786

1976

#1,888

1977

#3,661

1978

#2,499

1979

#2,250

1980

#2,070

1981

#3,068

1982

#2,733

1983

#2,815

1984

#2,244

1985

#2,974

1986

#1,737

1987

#2,865

1988

#2,530

1989

#2,304

1990

#2,184

1991

#3,357

1992

#3,134

1993

#3,069

1994

#2,453

1995

#3,037

1996

#3,429

1997

#3,917

1998

#4,939

1999

#3,728

2000

#3,446

2001

#5,442

2002

#4,751

2003

#8,012

2004

#6,217

2005

#5,348

2006

#5,850

2007

#6,719

2008

#6,138

2009

#6,511

2010

#7,186

2012

#8,304

2013

#11,040

2015

#12,491

2017

#7,203

2018

#11,075

2021

#9,005

Numerology of Darnel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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