Darcy
- #857 for girls in 2025, 316 births
- #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
- Given to girls 89.4% of the time
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#307 · 1 in 1,232
- Arkansas#376 · 1 in 1,324
- Mississippi#384 · 1 in 1,271
- Utah#385 · 1 in 1,552
- Alabama#436 · 1 in 1,665
Best ever in a state: #60 in Vermont, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #307 | 14 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Utah | #385 | 11 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Alabama | #436 | 11 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Oklahoma | #437 | 9 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Louisiana | #477 | 9 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Tennessee | #497 | 15 | 1 in 2,138 |
| Georgia | #611 | 17 | 1 in 2,659 |
| Oregon | #619 | 5 | 1 in 2,610 |
| Pennsylvania | #647 | 15 | 1 in 3,113 |
| Ohio | #668 | 14 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Virginia | #758 | 9 | 1 in 3,749 |
| North Carolina | #780 | 12 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Illinois | #797 | 11 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Missouri | #811 | 6 | 1 in 4,050 |
| Indiana | #815 | 7 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Arizona | #818 | 7 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Florida | #864 | 18 | 1 in 4,820 |
| Texas | #1,006 | 28 | 1 in 5,734 |
| Michigan | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 5,955 |
| New York | #1,312 | 10 | 1 in 7,833 |
| California | #1,742 | 12 | 1 in 13,477 |
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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
- 332 spots since 2020 (#1,189 → #857)
- Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1949
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1987
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
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.
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