Mostly girls · peaked in 1968
Darcy name popularity since 1925
26,110 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Darcy (89.7% girls, 10.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1974 or earlier, so the typical Darcy is about 52 years old in 2026. Darcy peaked in 1968 as the #349 name for girls, and it ranked #857 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,110
- Named Darcy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #857
- for girls in 2025 (316 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.7% girls
- 23,413 girls · 2,697 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.72× its national share
Peak year is the year Darcy made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Darcy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1970. Measured as a share of all babies, Darcy peaked in 1968.
- Fastest rise: Between 1950 and 1955, Darcy became 2× more common, from 1 in 13,400 baby girls to 1 in 6,580.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 4,230 to 1 in 8,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Darcy's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Darcy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Darcy in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 10 | 46 | – |
| 1930s | 33 | 64 | #4,346 |
| 1940s | 362 | 142 | #1,667 |
| 1950s | 2,706 | 551 | #534 |
| 1960s | 5,588 | 611 | #399 |
| 1970s | 4,985 | 527 | #424 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | 279 | #635 |
| 1990s | 1,888 | 146 | #1,132 |
| 2000s | 1,341 | 100 | #1,658 |
| 2010s | 1,742 | 120 | #1,400 |
| 2020–25 | 1,479 | 111 | #857 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.2% of babies named Darcy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Darcy is most popular
The index compares Darcy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Darcy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.72× | 685 |
| Oregon | 2.69× | 499 |
| Minnesota | 2.68× | 969 |
| Washington | 2.53× | 840 |
| Wisconsin | 1.78× | 695 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Darcy and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Darcy (this page) | 23,413 | 1968 |
| Darci | 6,566 | 1980 |
| Darcie | 5,753 | 1975 |
| Darcey | 2,070 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Darcy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Darcy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Darcy (1968).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data