How popular is the name Darcy?

Darcy ranks 810th among girls' names in US records, with 28,078 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,264.

Is Darcy a unisex name?

No. Darcy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 758 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Darcey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#810 of girl names

Pronounced D AA1 R S IY0 (ARPABET)

Darcy is a girls' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 28,078 children — the 810th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 49% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1970, when 758 children were given it.

Darcey is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1970Girls: 758Boys: 86

These spellings sound identical to Darcy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Darcy?: Darcy ranks 810th among girls' names in US records, with 28,078 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,264.
Is Darcy a unisex name?: No. Darcy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darcy most popular?: 1970, when 758 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Darcy spelled?: Darcey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.