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 1983
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maine#103 · 1 in 480
- Montana#161 · 1 in 672
- South Dakota#186 · 1 in 883
- Connecticut#245 · 1 in 1,581
- Iowa#264 · 1 in 1,838
Best ever in a state: #60 in Vermont, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #103 | 13 | 1 in 480 |
| Montana | #161 | 7 | 1 in 672 |
| South Dakota | #186 | 5 | 1 in 883 |
| Connecticut | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Iowa | #264 | 10 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Kansas | #268 | 9 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Minnesota | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Washington | #297 | 15 | 1 in 1,818 |
| Nebraska | #308 | 5 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Colorado | #344 | 10 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Michigan | #358 | 19 | 1 in 2,907 |
| Oklahoma | #361 | 9 | 1 in 2,425 |
| Indiana | #403 | 10 | 1 in 3,380 |
| Ohio | #418 | 19 | 1 in 3,624 |
| Wisconsin | #440 | 7 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Oregon | #450 | 5 | 1 in 3,194 |
| Illinois | #460 | 21 | 1 in 3,466 |
| Pennsylvania | #464 | 16 | 1 in 4,247 |
| Kentucky | #484 | 5 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Massachusetts | #551 | 6 | 1 in 5,474 |
| New York | #632 | 20 | 1 in 5,143 |
| Louisiana | #650 | 6 | 1 in 5,128 |
| California | #672 | 35 | 1 in 5,363 |
| New Jersey | #776 | 5 | 1 in 7,649 |
| Texas | #778 | 18 | 1 in 7,127 |
| Florida | #863 | 7 | 1 in 8,408 |
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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 1983
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
More about 1983
girls
1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 4,628 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 95.7% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 61,813 of them was named Darcy, which outranked 74.6% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,822Warner30
- #1,822Yannick30
- #1,822Yousef30
- #1,864Darcy29
- #1,864Alicia29
- #1,864Axel29
- #1,864Byran29
- #1,905Aidan28
- #1,905Arik28
- #1,905Arlo28
Tied with 40 names at #1,864; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.