Darcey-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAR-see-MAY
- Origin
- French
Darcey-May is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “from Arcy + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Darcey-May mean?
French: Darcey + May
“from Arcy + the month of May”
Joins Darcey (French, “from Arcy”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Darcey and May.
Is Darcey-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Darcey-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Darcey-May in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Darcey-May in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darcey-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
Names like Darcey-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darcie, Delilah, Dorothy, Ivy, Eliza, Evelyn, Sophia, Nancy, Maria, Esme, Aria, Aurora
Names related to Darcey-May
Darcie-Mae, Darcie-May, Darcie-Mai, Darcy-Mae, Darcy-May, Darcey-Mae
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy, Bruce
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). 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-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darcey-may, updated 20 October 2026.