Darcelle
Darcelle XV was the stage name of Walter Willard Cole, an American drag queen, entertainer, and cabaret owner and operator in Portland, Oregon. Guinness World Records had certified him as the oldest drag queen performer in 2016, with a career as an entertainer spanning 56 years at the time of his death.
Meaning & Origin of Darcelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darcelle XV was the stage name of Walter Willard Cole, an American drag queen, entertainer, and cabaret owner and operator in Portland, Oregon. Guinness World Records had certified him as the oldest drag queen performer in 2016, with a career as an entertainer spanning 56 years at the time of his death.
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The Story of Darcelle
Darcelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 22 Darcelles were born — ranking #2,237 that year. As of 2026, Darcelle ranks #7,111 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 361 Darcelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Darcelle
Darcelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 361 births in the dataset. Darcelle's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #2,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Darcelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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