Popularity: The name Darcel ranked 3733rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: It originated as a surname for some of the Norman barons who invaded Ireland after the conquest of England in 1066. Spelled d'Arcy, it identified them as hailing from a place in Northern France called Arcy.

This name may have converged over time with a surname derived from the Gaelic O Dorchaidhe, meaning ''dark man.''