How Many People Are Named Darcel?
An estimated 1,115 people in the United States have the first name Darcel. It is predominantly female (90.4%). The average bearer is 57 years old, and Darcel peaked in popularity in 1954 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darcel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darcel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,115
About 1 in 307,403 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.4% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1954
71 births
Total Registered
1,371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darcel
Darcel is predominantly female (90.4%), though 131 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Darcel as a male name
Ranked #12,561 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1990 (10 births)
Darcel as a female name
Ranked #14,038 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1954 (71 births)
Darcel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darcel span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 545 babies were registered. Darcel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darcel by Decade
How has Darcel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darcel by State
Birth registrations for Darcel span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 35 Darcels were registered per state.
Darcel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darcel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darcel
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darcel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darcel?
We estimate approximately 1,115 people named Darcel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 307,403 Americans share this first name.
Is Darcel a common name?
Darcel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darcel most popular?
Darcel reached peak popularity in 1954, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darcel is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darcel a female name?
Darcel is predominantly female. 90.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darcel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darcel Smith, Darcel Johnson, Darcel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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