Darcel

Darcel is a female given name: 90% of people named Darcel are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 131 male / 1,240 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Darcel

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Darcel," in English, "Guten Tag Darcel," in German. Darcel is a female given name: about 90% of people named Darcel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Darcel,

German

Guten Tag Darcel,

French

Bonjour Darcel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Darcel:

Chinese

Darcel您好：

Japanese

Darcel様

English

Hi Darcel,

German

Hi Darcel,

French

Salut Darcel,

Spanish

Hola Darcel,

Chinese

Darcel你好：

Japanese

Darcelさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Darcel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	10%

United States birth data

131 male · 1,240 female · 1,371 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 23% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Darcel a male or female name?

Darcel is a female given name: 90% of people named Darcel are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Darcel in an email?

Is Darcel a unisex name?

Darcel is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Darcel are men. Darcel leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Darcel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darcel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_darcel,
  title  = {Is Darcel a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darcel},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}