Darnelle
Darnelle is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Darnelle are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 59% male / 41% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 357 male / 249 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Darnelle
To address Darnelle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Darnelle," in English, "Guten Tag Darnelle," in German. About 59% of people named Darnelle are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Darnelle,
German
Guten Tag Darnelle,
French
Bonjour Darnelle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Darnelle:
Chinese
Darnelle您好：
Japanese
Darnelle様
English
Hi Darnelle,
German
Hi Darnelle,
French
Salut Darnelle,
Spanish
Hola Darnelle,
Chinese
Darnelle你好：
Japanese
Darnelleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 59% |
United States birth data
357 male · 249 female · 606 births recorded
Since 1980: 81% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Darnelle a male or female name?
Darnelle is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Darnelle are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Darnelle in an email?
To address Darnelle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Darnelle," in English, "Guten Tag Darnelle," in German. About 59% of people named Darnelle are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Darnelle a unisex name?
Darnelle is a unisex name: 59% of people named Darnelle are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Darnelle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darnelle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_darnelle,
title = {Is Darnelle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darnelle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}