Over the past 110 years, 634 girls and 24 569 boys have been named Darnell. The name Darnell ranks 4486th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Darnell in 1942. The peak of popularity of the name Darnell came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.