Darnella is a rare variant of Darnell that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Darnella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Darnella was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1961 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8 | — | #9,795 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #8,898 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,550 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,028 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #6,242 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,361 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,748 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,740 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,545 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,458 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,466 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,316 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,001 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,821 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,799 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #5,976 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,754 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,917 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,786 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,678 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #3,932 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | #3,677 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,553 |
| 1969 | 20 | — | #3,031 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,481 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #2,508 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #3,065 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #2,958 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #3,402 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #2,983 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,060 |
| 1961 | 26 | — | #2,374 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,240 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #3,138 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,880 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #3,981 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #2,738 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,619 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | #2,532 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #2,612 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | #2,702 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,717 |
| 1950 | 19 | — | #2,268 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,433 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #3,403 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #2,931 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,105 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,746 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,444 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,505 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,544 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,960 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,459 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,791 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,998 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,842 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,345 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,965 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,113 |
| 1921 | 17 | — | #2,214 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,509 |