Darcey
Darcey was the 9002nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1357th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Darcey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Darcy) from Arcy, Normandy; or Irish "dark" · French, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #9,002 girls, down 476 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197077 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,163babies recorded
What does the name Darcey mean?
Darcey is a spelling of Darcy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Darcy's meaning and origin.
Darcy is a Norman baronial surname, "of Arcy", from a place in northern France; Wiktionary names Bois-d'Arcy, while Wikipedia points to a barony of Arcy in La Manche. Wikipedia adds that it also anglicizes the Irish Ó Dorchaidhe, from dorcha, "dark". Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy made it famous. In the US it is given mostly to girls and was most popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
d'Arcy (Old French, “of Arcy (place)”)dorcha (Irish, “dark”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two sources (Norman place-name and Irish surname) have merged.
Related names: Darci, Darcey, Darcie.
See also: French names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Darcy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Darcy (surname)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Darcey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 93 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,002 | 11 |
| 2020 | #8,526 | 12 |
| 2010 | #10,610 | 10 |
| 2000 | #10,091 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,541 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,315 | 42 |
| 1970 | #1,357 | 77 |
| 1960 | #1,676 | 45 |
| 1950 | #4,402 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darcey, counting every spelling?
Darcey is a spelling of Darcy, a name family that ranked #771 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,002 for Darcey on its own. Together these spellings went to 355 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Darcey?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darcey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Darcey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darcey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darcey?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Darcey are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 36 and 58. That makes Darcey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darcey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darcey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darcey
What does Darcey mean?
Darcey is a spelling of Darcy, which means “from Arcy, Normandy; or Irish "dark"” (French, Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Darcey?
Darcey was the 9002nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 1357th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Darcey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Darcey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Darcey in the US.