Darcy

Where Darcy comes from

Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Darcy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Darcy through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #4,594 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1968
    Peak, #349
    644 babies named Darcy, its best rank.
  4. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #632.
  5. 1990
    Darcy Kuemper born
    Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  6. 1998
    Darcy Rose Byrnes born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly mid-20th century and later American usage.
Namesakes
  • Darcy Rose Byrnes · American actress, born 1998
  • Darcy Kuemper · Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born 1990
  • Darcy Hadfield · New Zealand rower, 1889–1964
  • Darcy Marquardt · Canadian rower, born 1979
  • Darcy Ribeiro · Brazilian politician and academic, 1922–1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.