Darci
Darci was the 4795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 676th; the most babies were born in 1980 (242). Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Darci in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Darcy) from Arcy, Normandy; or Irish "dark" · French, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #4,795 girls, down 1,497 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1980242 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,566babies recorded
What does the name Darci mean?
Darci 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)
Darci popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,795 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,298 | 47 |
| 2010 | #8,842 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,825 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,427 | 111 |
| 1980 | #703 | 242 |
| 1970 | #679 | 234 |
| 1960 | #1,033 | 109 |
| 1950 | #4,030 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darci, counting every spelling?
Darci is a spelling of Darcy, a name family that ranked #771 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,795 for Darci 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 Darci?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darci (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Darci 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darci.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darci?
About 6,200 people born in the US named Darci are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 37 and 56. That makes Darci 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 Darci: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darci, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darci
What does Darci mean?
Darci is a spelling of Darcy, which means “from Arcy, Normandy; or Irish "dark"” (French, Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Darci?
Darci was the 4795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 676th; the most babies were born in 1980 (242). Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Darci in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Darci a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Darci in the US.