Darcy

#857 for girls in 2025, 316 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 89.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1968 · 644 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,418
since 1917

Darcy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #349, 1968peak #869, 1968girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#857316#4,13925
2024#978265#3,79329
2023#1,018248#5,47017
2022#1,068236#6,14714
2021#1,127219#5,33817
2020#1,189195#8,0679
2019#1,109220#7,17311
2018#1,150211#5,77015
2017#1,287183#6,33813
2016#1,278189#9,6647
2015#1,399167#6,67612
2014#1,291184#6,63212
2013#1,435157#5,92314
2012#1,552141#8,1589
2011#1,524144#5,67515
2010#1,529146#6,69812
2009#1,710129#7,23611
2008#1,479158#6,39313
2007#1,704128#8,1739
2006#1,878108#6,90411
2005#1,657120#7,6409
2004#1,781107#5,81313
2003#1,395142#8,6437
2002#1,338145#4,91915
2001#1,206169#9,2436
2000#1,381135#9,1126
1999#1,275145#6,04210
1998#1,195155#3,84918
1997#1,186154#4,45114
1996#1,194151#5,18711
1995#1,131155#4,28014
1994#985188#6,3728
1993#895215#3,81916
1992#929209#3,74816
1991#789259#3,81315
1990#783257#2,69524
1989#719275#2,46926
1988#762245#2,50923
1987#846204#2,05729
1986#667276#1,61740
1985#632294#2,35722
1984#519374#1,88529
1983#524361#1,86429
1982#504400#1,89029
1981#510390#1,94228
1980#460460#2,16224
1979#493410#1,63335
1978#495392#1,53737
1977#463424#1,33546
1976#446436#1,15455
1975#424473#1,28045
1974#396516#1,09157
1973#411483#1,12353
1972#393522#1,09855
1971#366648#1,01464
1970#362681#89880
1969#365639#92068
1968#349644#86969
1967#387560#91562
1966#412505#99154
1965#399544#93462
1964#397602#1,12646
1963#424524#89170
1962#433506#1,02855
1961#402584#93367
1960#443480#1,00858
1959#477414#97562
1958#545314#89271
1957#565290#87375
1956#511334#1,00855
1955#534297#87471
1954#518296#98557
1953#561242#1,18939
1952#627197#1,11143
1951#615194#1,21836
1950#765128#1,08642
1949#95887#1,54423
1948#1,19757#1,65620
1947#1,12064#1,73319
1946#1,23948#1,94914
1945#1,66025#2,3939
1944#1,91620#2,19511
1943#1,90021#2,18212
1942#2,41614#1,86715
1941#2,19015#2,33310
1940#2,57211#2,4789
1939—#2,15911
1938——
1937#3,8006#2,4799
1936#3,3767#2,30110
1935#4,2045—
1934#4,2865#2,02213
1933—#3,2686
1932—#2,46510
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1930#2,84510#4,0015
1929#4,5705#2,19913
1928—#2,65910
1927#4,8055#1,95917
1926—#3,7086
1925——
1924—#3,5057
1923—#4,2395
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,9869
1920—#2,9679
1919—#2,66510
1918—#3,3687
1917#4,5945#2,28012
1916—#3,8975
1915—#2,31011
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Darcy! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1917–1929, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Darcy is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedAKMaine: #100 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 435 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsWAIdaho: #195 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 863 girlsIDMontana: #132 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 520 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #253 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsMNIllinois: #492 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,039 girlsWIMichigan: #296 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsMINew York: #476 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,191 girlsNYMassachusetts: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #188 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 987 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 522 girlsSDIowa: #336 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsIAIndiana: #377 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsINOhio: #455 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,005 girlsOHPennsylvania: #710 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,601 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #492 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,203 girlsCAUtah: #356 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsUTColorado: #223 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsCONebraska: #232 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,702 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Darcy, so not publishedHITexas: #712 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,555 girlsTXFlorida: #616 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,687 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#100 · 1 in 435
  2. South Dakota#123 · 1 in 522
  3. Montana#132 · 1 in 520
  4. Oregon#188 · 1 in 987
  5. Idaho#195 · 1 in 863

Best ever in a state: #60 in Vermont, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#100141 in 435
South Dakota#12391 in 522
Montana#13291 in 520
Oregon#188171 in 987
Idaho#19581 in 863
Colorado#223161 in 1,166
Nebraska#23281 in 1,288
Minnesota#253161 in 1,736
Washington#268171 in 1,489
Wisconsin#276151 in 2,039
Michigan#296291 in 2,055
Kansas#30681 in 1,797
Iowa#33681 in 2,462
Utah#35671 in 2,296
Indiana#377121 in 3,020
Massachusetts#387101 in 3,065
Ohio#455181 in 4,005
New York#476311 in 3,191
California#492511 in 3,203
Illinois#492211 in 3,557
Oklahoma#51451 in 3,702
Florida#616101 in 4,687
Pennsylvania#71091 in 7,601
Texas#712201 in 5,555
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darcy
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 121 spots since 2024 (#978 → #857)
  • 332 spots since 2020 (#1,189 → #857)
  • 542 spots since 2015 (#1,399 → #857)
  • Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1949 (#1,197 → #958)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1987 (#667 → #846)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1968 at #349 (644 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1949–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,547
  • Highest: 1 in 2,547 girls born in 1968 were named Darcy (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,086 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 23.9% of all girls named Darcy (5,588) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1943
  • Mostly boys until 1942, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,594 (1917)#4,594
1920s10#4,570 (1929)#4,688
1930s33#2,845 (1930)#3,702
1940s362#958 (1949)#1,717
1950s2,706#477 (1959)#572
1960s5,588#349 (1968)#401
1970s4,985#362 (1970)#425
1980s3,279#460 (1980)#614
1990s1,888#783 (1990)#1,036
2000s1,341#1,206 (2001)#1,553
2010s1,742#1,109 (2019)#1,355
2020s1,479#857 (2025)#1,040

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darcy in 1979

girls
#493
410 births · 1 in 3,915 girls
boys
#1,633
35 births · 1 in 49,187 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #493Darcy410

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #1,633Darcy35
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,915 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darcy
  1. #490Janell416
  2. #491Sheryl412
  3. #492Tisha411
  4. #493Darcy410
  5. #493Jeannette410
  6. #493Shanika410
  7. #496Elissa408
  8. #497Carey407
  9. #498Bridgette405

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 49,187 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 76.9% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darcy
  1. #1,598Willy36
  2. #1,598Wilmer36
  3. #1,598Zach36
  4. #1,633Darcy35
  5. #1,633Amado35
  6. #1,633Artemio35
  7. #1,633Braulio35
  8. #1,670Alessandro34
  9. #1,670Amar34
  10. #1,670Anthoney34

Tied with 36 names at #1,633; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →