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Darcy

/ˈdɑɹsi/ · 89% girls · #857 in the US for girls, 2025

Darcy has been given to about 26,203 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɑɹsi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 24,416
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darcy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 761
  • Born in 2025341
  • All time26,203
  • England & Wales, 2025#140 · 376

How popular is Darcy?

Darcy ranks 857th among American girls in 2025, with 341 born that year. Its best year was 1970, when 761 babies were given the name, ranking 362nd. The typical living American called Darcy is about 51 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Darcy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcy0.85
  2. Darby0.79
  3. Darci0.79
  4. Nancy0.70
  5. Macy0.70
  6. Lacy0.70
  7. Kacy0.70
  8. Jacy0.70

Middle names for Darcy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darcy Eve0.80
  2. Darcy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Darcy Josephine0.78
  4. Darcy Anne0.78
  5. Darcy Rose0.77
  6. Darcy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Darcy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jolenesister · 0.92
  2. Rockybrother · 0.92
  3. Larasister · 0.91
  4. Angiesister · 0.91
  5. Wadebrother · 0.91
  6. Claybrother · 0.90

Where Darcy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.04%
  2. Mississippi0.04%
  3. Arkansas0.03%
  4. Utah0.03%
  5. Oklahoma0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Darcy Anderson0.74
  2. Darcy White0.72
  3. Darcy Reyes0.72
  4. Darcy Nguyen0.72
  5. Darcy Moore0.72
  6. Darcy Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Darcy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Darcy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.