Darcy
#857 for girls in 2025, 316 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 89.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1968 · 644 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,418since 1917
Darcy over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #857 | 316 | #4,139 | 25 |
| 2024 | #978 | 265 | #3,793 | 29 |
| 2023 | #1,018 | 248 | #5,470 | 17 |
| 2022 | #1,068 | 236 | #6,147 | 14 |
| 2021 | #1,127 | 219 | #5,338 | 17 |
| 2020 | #1,189 | 195 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #1,109 | 220 | #7,173 | 11 |
| 2018 | #1,150 | 211 | #5,770 | 15 |
| 2017 | #1,287 | 183 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #1,278 | 189 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #1,399 | 167 | #6,676 | 12 |
| 2014 | #1,291 | 184 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #1,435 | 157 | #5,923 | 14 |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 141 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #1,524 | 144 | #5,675 | 15 |
| 2010 | #1,529 | 146 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2009 | #1,710 | 129 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #1,479 | 158 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #1,704 | 128 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #1,878 | 108 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #1,657 | 120 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #1,781 | 107 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #1,395 | 142 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #1,338 | 145 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #1,206 | 169 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,381 | 135 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #1,275 | 145 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #1,195 | 155 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #1,186 | 154 | #4,451 | 14 |
| 1996 | #1,194 | 151 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #1,131 | 155 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #985 | 188 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #895 | 215 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #929 | 209 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #789 | 259 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #783 | 257 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #719 | 275 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | #762 | 245 | #2,509 | 23 |
| 1987 | #846 | 204 | #2,057 | 29 |
| 1986 | #667 | 276 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #632 | 294 | #2,357 | 22 |
| 1984 | #519 | 374 | #1,885 | 29 |
| 1983 | #524 | 361 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #504 | 400 | #1,890 | 29 |
| 1981 | #510 | 390 | #1,942 | 28 |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1979 | #493 | 410 | #1,633 | 35 |
| 1978 | #495 | 392 | #1,537 | 37 |
| 1977 | #463 | 424 | #1,335 | 46 |
| 1976 | #446 | 436 | #1,154 | 55 |
| 1975 | #424 | 473 | #1,280 | 45 |
| 1974 | #396 | 516 | #1,091 | 57 |
| 1973 | #411 | 483 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1972 | #393 | 522 | #1,098 | 55 |
| 1971 | #366 | 648 | #1,014 | 64 |
| 1970 | #362 | 681 | #898 | 80 |
| 1969 | #365 | 639 | #920 | 68 |
| 1968 | #349 | 644 | #869 | 69 |
| 1967 | #387 | 560 | #915 | 62 |
| 1966 | #412 | 505 | #991 | 54 |
| 1965 | #399 | 544 | #934 | 62 |
| 1964 | #397 | 602 | #1,126 | 46 |
| 1963 | #424 | 524 | #891 | 70 |
| 1962 | #433 | 506 | #1,028 | 55 |
| 1961 | #402 | 584 | #933 | 67 |
| 1960 | #443 | 480 | #1,008 | 58 |
| 1959 | #477 | 414 | #975 | 62 |
| 1958 | #545 | 314 | #892 | 71 |
| 1957 | #565 | 290 | #873 | 75 |
| 1956 | #511 | 334 | #1,008 | 55 |
| 1955 | #534 | 297 | #874 | 71 |
| 1954 | #518 | 296 | #985 | 57 |
| 1953 | #561 | 242 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #627 | 197 | #1,111 | 43 |
| 1951 | #615 | 194 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #765 | 128 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1949 | #958 | 87 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1948 | #1,197 | 57 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #1,120 | 64 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
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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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maine#95 · 1 in 433
- Vermont#128 · 1 in 530
- North Dakota#133 · 1 in 590
- Montana#161 · 1 in 669
- Oregon#202 · 1 in 1,081
Best ever in a state: #60 in Vermont, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #95 | 14 | 1 in 433 |
| Vermont | #128 | 5 | 1 in 530 |
| North Dakota | #133 | 8 | 1 in 590 |
| Montana | #161 | 7 | 1 in 669 |
| Oregon | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Kansas | #214 | 14 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Minnesota | #219 | 21 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Iowa | #221 | 15 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Nebraska | #221 | 9 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Michigan | #256 | 36 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Wisconsin | #260 | 18 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Idaho | #270 | 5 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 15 | 1 in 2,083 |
| Washington | #319 | 14 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Indiana | #345 | 15 | 1 in 2,466 |
| Utah | #366 | 7 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Colorado | #385 | 8 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Ohio | #389 | 23 | 1 in 3,187 |
| Missouri | #408 | 10 | 1 in 3,342 |
| Illinois | #411 | 28 | 1 in 2,760 |
| Pennsylvania | #416 | 21 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Oklahoma | #465 | 6 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Alabama | #475 | 7 | 1 in 3,285 |
| Arizona | #525 | 6 | 1 in 3,213 |
| New York | #525 | 26 | 1 in 3,841 |
| California | #613 | 39 | 1 in 4,454 |
| Florida | #840 | 7 | 1 in 7,373 |
| Texas | #905 | 14 | 1 in 8,563 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1968 at #349 (644 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1949–1994
- 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%)
- 23.9% of all girls named Darcy (5,588) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1942, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,594 (1917) | #4,594 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,570 (1929) | #4,688 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,845 (1930) | #3,702 |
| 1940s | 362 | #958 (1949) | #1,717 |
| 1950s | 2,706 | #477 (1959) | #572 |
| 1960s | 5,588 | #349 (1968) | #401 |
| 1970s | 4,985 | #362 (1970) | #425 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | #460 (1980) | #614 |
| 1990s | 1,888 | #783 (1990) | #1,036 |
| 2000s | 1,341 | #1,206 (2001) | #1,553 |
| 2010s | 1,742 | #1,109 (2019) | #1,355 |
| 2020s | 1,479 | #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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 3,609 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 96.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #457Lea464
- #458Alejandra463
- #459Cortney462
- #460Darcy460
- #460Angelique460
- #460Liza460
- #460Maggie460
- #466Lana456
- #467Carolina455
- #468Brittney454
Tied with 5 names at #460; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 74,331 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 70.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,110Teron25
- #2,110Wilford25
- #2,110Yousef25
- #2,162Darcy24
- #2,162Alford24
- #2,162Antjuan24
- #2,162Armondo24
- #2,213Adolphus23
- #2,213Alvino23
- #2,213Andrey23
Tied with 50 names at #2,162; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.