Darcey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAR-see
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Darcey is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “from Arcy”. In 2025 it ranked 344th for girls in the UK (138 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Darcey mean?
French: spelling of Darcy, a Norman surname from Arcy in France
“from Arcy”
Darcey Bussell, former principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, is a famous bearer of this spelling.
Is Darcey a girl's or a boy's name?
Darcey is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 138 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darcey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 344th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 138 about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 138 girls in the UK were named Darcey, making it the 344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 130th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 793 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Darcey than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Darcey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,150 girls in the UK were given Darcey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #48, up from #344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 329th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#72).
Darcey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | #344 |
| 2024 | 166 | #294 |
| 2023 | 175 | #285 |
| 2022 | 271 | #208 |
| 2021 | 388 | #152 |
| 2020 | 425 | #130 |
| 2019 | 452 | #126 |
| 2018 | 506 | #120 |
| 2017 | 615 | #103 |
| 2016 | 717 | #86 |
| 2015 | 793 | #78 |
| 2014 | 791 | #77 |
| 2013 | 707 | #88 |
| 2012 | 673 | #95 |
| 2011 | 467 | #135 |
| 2010 | 510 | #126 |
| 2009 | 554 | #109 |
| 2008 | 473 | #127 |
| 2007 | 434 | #142 |
| 2006 | 330 | #183 |
| 2005 | 185 | #263 |
| 2004 | 144 | #317 |
| 2003 | 144 | #305 |
| 2002 | 126 | #321 |
| 2001 | 117 | #334 |
| 2000 | 117 | #327 |
| 1999 | 111 | #334 |
| 1998 | 75 | #452 |
| 1997 | 43 | #657 |
| 1996 | 31 | #798 |
How popular is Darcey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Darcey, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 1970, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Darcey in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 398 girls in the US were given Darcey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #707, up from #8,858 for this spelling alone.
Darcey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 30 | #3,518 |
| 1989 | 34 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 42 | #2,308 |
| 1979 | 40 | #2,343 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,655 |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,646 |
| 1973 | 66 | #1,450 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,607 |
| 1971 | 60 | #1,586 |
| 1970 | 77 | #1,354 |
| 1969 | 65 | #1,453 |
| 1968 | 67 | #1,365 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 56 | #1,474 |
| 1965 | 27 | #2,292 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 42 | #1,756 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1960 | 45 | #1,672 |
| 1959 | 31 | #2,020 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 21 | #2,485 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,621 |
| 1955 | 18 | #2,634 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,181 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Darcey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lacey, Heidi, Erin, Holly, Amy, Scarlett, Marnie, Honey, Mia, Darla, Molly, Dolcie
Other spellings of Darcey
Names related to Darcey
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Genevieve, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Belle, Quincy, Bruce, Paris, Orson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darcey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darcey, updated 20 October 2026.