Darnell
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning hidden nook or corner of land.
Babies a year
154
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Darnell by the numbers
Darnell was given to 154 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 741 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darnell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Darnell, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
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