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Girl name

Darcel

90% girls · last recorded 2013

Darcel has been given to about 1,371 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,240
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darcel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1954 · 71
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,371

How popular is Darcel?

Its best year was 1954, when 71 babies were given the name, ranking 1190th. The typical living American called Darcel is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Darcel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carmel0.75
  2. Marvel0.75
  3. Ariel0.70
  4. Mariel0.70
  5. Rachel0.62
  6. Angel0.62
  7. Hazel0.62
  8. Mabel0.62

Middle names for Darcel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darcel Anne0.81
  2. Darcel Catherine0.78
  3. Darcel Josephine0.78
  4. Darcel Rose0.77
  5. Darcel Marie0.77
  6. Darcel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Darcel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.77
  2. Gwensister · 0.69
  3. Margosister · 0.68
  4. Pennysister · 0.66
  5. Jaybrother · 0.65
  6. Rudybrother · 0.64

Where Darcel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Darcel Anderson0.77
    2. Darcel White0.72
    3. Darcel Nguyen0.72
    4. Darcel Moore0.72
    5. Darcel Hill0.72
    6. Darcel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Darcel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.