Given name

Darnae

“a secretive woman”·“from the hidden place”

Darnae is a variant of Darnell. Interpretations include “a secretive woman” (English) and “from the hidden place” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Darnae is a variant of Darnell. Interpretations include “a secretive woman” (English) and “from the hidden place” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Darnae is a variant of Darnell. An origin associated with Darnell is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Darnae through the years

Babies since 1880
48
0 boys · 48 girls
Most popular year
1993
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Darnae in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1989–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 107 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.

Darnae’s family of names

Darnae has a related form in Darnell.

Walk Darnae’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Darnae, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Darienne

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Darbey

“of the deer park”

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Danyea

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Charae

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Darlenis

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Damiesha

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Dashia

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Sharnaye

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Darnae’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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