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Darcy

Gender
Girl
Say it
DAR-see
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#135 for girls
US rank, 2025
#857 for girls

Darcy is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “from Arcy”. In 2025 it ranked 135th for girls in the UK (415 babies) and 857th for girls in the US (316 babies).

What does Darcy mean?

French: Norman surname d'Arcy, from Arcy in France

“from Arcy”

Mr Darcy, the proud hero of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, made the surname famous.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Darcy a girl's or a boy's name?

Darcy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 415 girls and 30 boys in the UK and 316 girls and 25 boys in the US.

How popular is Darcy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
135th among girls
Babies in 2025
415 about 1 in 670 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 21% in five years
Same name in a class
2.1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 415 girls in the UK were named Darcy, making it the 135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 124th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 702 girls. 30 boys were also named Darcy in 2025 (1,080th for boys).

2025 had more girls named Darcy than any year since 2020.

Half of all the girls named Darcy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,150 girls in the UK were given Darcy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #48, up from #135 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 140th in England and Wales, 100th in Scotland and 106th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#93).

1996Busiest: 702 in 20152025
Darcy in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025415#135
2024394#140
2023405#139
2022360#156
2021389#150
2020441#124
2019512#113
2018584#99
2017634#95
2016643#98
2015702#95
2014690#94
2013663#93
2012630#105
2011594#109
2010568#114
2009527#115
2008477#126
2007378#163
2006355#170
2005257#211
2004230#225
2003228#228
2002174#264
2001185#248
2000144#289
1999155#280
1998156#276
1997134#301
1996117#334

How popular is Darcy in the US?

Rank in 2025
857th among girls
Babies in 2025
316 about 1 in 5,100 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 32% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 316 girls in the US were named Darcy, making it the 857th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,189th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 681 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917. 25 boys were also named Darcy in 2025 (4,138th for boys).

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Darcy than any year since 1984.

Half of all the girls named Darcy in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 398 girls in the US were given Darcy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #707, up from #857 for this spelling alone.

Girls were 64% of the babies named Darcy in the US in 1943, and 93% in 2025.

1917Busiest: 681 in 19702025
Darcy in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025316#857
2024265#978
2023248#1,018
2022236#1,068
2021219#1,127
2020195#1,189
2019220#1,109
2018211#1,150
2017183#1,287
2016189#1,278
2015167#1,399
2014184#1,291
2013157#1,435
2012141#1,552
2011144#1,524
2010146#1,529
2009129#1,710
2008158#1,479
2007128#1,704
2006108#1,878
2005120#1,656
2004107#1,780
2003142#1,394
2002145#1,337
2001169#1,205
2000135#1,379
1999145#1,273
1998155#1,193
1997154#1,184
1996151#1,192
1995155#1,128
1994188#984
1993215#894
1992209#927
1991259#788
1990257#782
1989275#718
1988245#762
1987204#846
1986276#667
1985294#632
1984374#519
1983361#524
1982400#504
1981390#510
1980460#460
1979410#493
1978392#495
1977424#463
1976436#446
1975473#424
1974516#396
1973483#411
1972522#393
1971648#366
1970681#362
1969639#365
1968644#349
1967560#387
1966505#412
1965544#399
1964602#397
1963524#424
1962506#433
1961584#402
1960480#443
1959414#477
1958314#545
1957290#564
1956334#510
1955297#533
1954296#517
1953242#560
1952197#626
1951194#614
1950128#764
194987#957
194857#1,196
194764#1,119
194648#1,238
194525#1,659
194420#1,915
194321#1,899
194214#2,415
194115#2,189
194011#2,571
19390–
19380–
19376#3,798
19367#3,374
19355#4,202
19345#4,284
19330–
19320–
19310–
193010#2,844
19295#4,568
19280–
19275#4,803
19260–
19250–
19240–
19230–
19220–
19210–
19200–
19190–
19180–
19175#4,592

Names like Darcy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Heidi, Scarlett, Holly, Daphne, Marnie, Erin, Molly, Mia, Thea, Autumn, Penny, Lara

Other spellings of Darcy

Darcie, Darcey, Darci, Darcee

Names related to Darcy

D'Arcy, Darice

More French names

Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy, Bruce

Every French name

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, “Darcy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darcy, updated 20 October 2026.