Is Darcey a boy or girl name?
Darcey was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 95.6% of the 2,153 US babies named Darcey were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,842
- Babies named Darcey since 1947
- 2,153
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 83 babies
Boys and girls named Darcey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1950s | 22 | 186 | 89.4% |
| 1960s | 31 | 455 | 93.6% |
| 1970s | 33 | 553 | 94.4% |
| 1980s | 8 | 349 | 97.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,842 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,125 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,267 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,138 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,519 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,110 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,865 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,878 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,093 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,085 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,701 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,519 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,917 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,417 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,607 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,537 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,206 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,300 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,596 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,459 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,647 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,671 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,694 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,090 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,368 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,632 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,267 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,715 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,004 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,054 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,802 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,796 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,541 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,119 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,750 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,541 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,912 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,716 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,267 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,363 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,655 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,611 | 36 | #2,574 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,315 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,865 | 40 | #2,349 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,865 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,695 | 39 | #2,313 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,886 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,657 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,652 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,453 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,131 | 56 | #1,609 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,067 | 60 | #1,586 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,344 | 77 | #1,357 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,666 | 65 | #1,453 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,258 | 67 | #1,366 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,084 | 40 | #1,855 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,476 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,306 | 27 | #2,307 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,842 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,986 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,760 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,899 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,409 | 45 | #1,676 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,687 | 31 | #2,029 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,074 | 17 | #2,879 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,499 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,614 | 19 | #2,645 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,989 | 18 | #2,648 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,609 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,611 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,597 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,193 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,402 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,403 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,277 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,464 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darcey reached #3,306 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #1,357 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darcey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.