Darcy Girl
How popular is Darcy?
#857 girl name in 2025
316 baby girls were named Darcy in the US in 2025, making it the 857th most popular girl name. Another 25 boys got the name (#4,138 for boys).
Darcy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #857 for girls (▲ 121 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 316 girls, 25 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+89% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,399 in 2015, #1,189 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (681 girls) |
| Highest rank | #349 in 1968 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 6% boys, 94% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darcy counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darcy family of names ranked #679 for girls in 2025 (#724 the year before), with 398 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darcy is most popular
Babies named Darcy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Darcy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,568 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1940s | 362 | #957 |
| 1950s | 2,706 | #477 |
| 1960s | 5,588 | #349 |
| 1970s | 4,985 | #362 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | #460 |
| 1990s | 1,888 | #782 |
| 2000s | 1,341 | #1,205 |
| 2010s | 1,742 | #1,109 |
| 2020s | 1,479 | #857 |
Girl names about as popular as Darcy
Questions
- Is Darcy a boy or girl name?
- Darcy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Darcy were girls.
- How popular is the name Darcy?
- 316 baby girls were named Darcy in the US in 2025, making it the 857th most popular girl name. Another 25 boys got the name (#4,138 for boys).
- When was Darcy most popular?
- Darcy peaked in 1970, when 681 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #349 in 1968.
- How many people are named Darcy?
- 26,203 babies have been named Darcy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,958 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
- Where is Darcy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darcy was most common in Utah, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.