Darcy
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning from Arcy; a place name.
How Darcy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #983 |
| 2025 | #857 |
Darcy by the numbers
In 2025, 351 babies in England and Wales were named Darcy. In the US, 196 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 682 babies in 1970, making it a 1970s name.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 2,700 American babies born that year was called Darcy.
Names that come from Darcy
Forms of Darcy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Darcie-Maivariant of Darcy; from Arcy; combination with Mai8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Darceedark; a modern respelling of Darcy3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Darcey-Leighdark with meadow; hyphenated form of Darcy and Leigh3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Darciadark; feminine form of Darcy3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darcy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Darcy
Names that are said the same way as Darcy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Darcy
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