Is Darcy a boy or girl name?
Darcy is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 262 girls and 29 boys were named Darcy, so 90% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.3% of the 25,860 US babies named Darcy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,805
- Girl rank, 2024
- #983
- Babies named Darcy since 1915
- 25,860
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 761 babies
Boys and girls named Darcy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | 5 | 10% |
| 1920s | 89 | 10 | 10.1% |
| 1930s | 64 | 33 | 34% |
| 1940s | 142 | 362 | 71.8% |
| 1950s | 551 | 2,705 | 83.1% |
| 1960s | 611 | 5,589 | 90.1% |
| 1970s | 527 | 4,986 | 90.4% |
| 1980s | 279 | 3,279 | 92.2% |
| 1990s | 146 | 1,888 | 92.8% |
| 2000s | 100 | 1,341 | 93.1% |
| 2010s | 120 | 1,742 | 93.6% |
| 2020s | 86 | 1,160 | 93.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,805 | 262 | #983 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,499 | 248 | #1,020 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,213 | 236 | #1,068 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,384 | 219 | #1,125 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,215 | 195 | #1,190 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,276 | 220 | #1,110 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,830 | 211 | #1,151 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,394 | 183 | #1,287 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,902 | 189 | #1,281 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,757 | 167 | #1,400 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,721 | 184 | #1,294 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,988 | 157 | #1,436 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,303 | 141 | #1,555 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,730 | 144 | #1,528 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,770 | 146 | #1,531 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,323 | 129 | #1,711 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,474 | 158 | #1,479 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,325 | 128 | #1,707 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,015 | 108 | #1,881 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,770 | 120 | #1,658 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,883 | 107 | #1,783 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,860 | 142 | #1,397 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,959 | 145 | #1,339 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,521 | 169 | #1,206 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,344 | 135 | #1,382 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,140 | 145 | #1,276 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,877 | 155 | #1,197 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,495 | 154 | #1,186 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,260 | 151 | #1,198 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,322 | 155 | #1,132 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,488 | 188 | #988 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,859 | 215 | #896 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,785 | 209 | #931 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,846 | 259 | #790 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,713 | 257 | #784 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,491 | 275 | #719 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,529 | 245 | #763 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,067 | 204 | #847 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,623 | 276 | #667 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,370 | 294 | #635 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,892 | 374 | #519 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,870 | 361 | #524 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,902 | 400 | #504 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,957 | 390 | #510 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,171 | 460 | #461 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,639 | 411 | #492 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,542 | 392 | #495 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,338 | 424 | #463 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,155 | 436 | #446 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,284 | 473 | #424 |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,094 | 516 | #396 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,126 | 483 | #411 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,099 | 522 | #393 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,017 | 648 | #366 |
| 1970 | 80 | #898 | 681 | #362 |
| 1969 | 68 | #924 | 639 | #365 |
| 1968 | 69 | #870 | 644 | #349 |
| 1967 | 62 | #918 | 560 | #387 |
| 1966 | 54 | #993 | 505 | #412 |
| 1965 | 62 | #937 | 544 | #399 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,131 | 602 | #397 |
| 1963 | 70 | #894 | 524 | #424 |
| 1962 | 55 | #1,030 | 506 | #433 |
| 1961 | 67 | #934 | 584 | #402 |
| 1960 | 58 | #1,011 | 481 | #443 |
| 1959 | 62 | #978 | 413 | #477 |
| 1958 | 71 | #896 | 314 | #545 |
| 1957 | 75 | #871 | 290 | #565 |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,010 | 334 | #511 |
| 1955 | 71 | #876 | 297 | #534 |
| 1954 | 57 | #985 | 296 | #518 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,193 | 242 | #561 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,117 | 197 | #628 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,223 | 194 | #617 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,088 | 128 | #766 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,548 | 87 | #958 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,665 | 57 | #1,199 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,747 | 64 | #1,122 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,969 | 48 | #1,242 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,432 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,218 | 20 | #1,924 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,199 | 21 | #1,912 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,881 | 14 | #2,448 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,376 | 15 | #2,202 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,516 | 11 | #2,600 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,526 | 6 | #3,890 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,325 | 7 | #3,443 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,346 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,040 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,117 | 10 | #2,890 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,231 | 5 | #4,720 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,972 | 5 | #4,967 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,370 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,317 | 5 | #4,743 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,047 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darcy reached #870 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #349 in 1968. 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 Darcy
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.