Given name
Darcelle
“having dark features”·“a dark beauty”
Darcelle is a variant of Darcel. One French interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcelle is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darcelle is a variant of Darcel. One French interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcelle is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darcelle is a variant of Darcel. An origin associated with Darcel is French. Darcelle is a variant of Darcie. An origin associated with Darcie is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darcelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 0 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 401 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darcelle’s family of names
Darcelle has a related form in Darcie. Darcelle has a related form in Darcel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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