# Darcy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darcy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “to burn”, “consume” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɑɹ.si/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Darcie, Darci |
| US babies named this | 26,203 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,785 / 23,418 (89% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,404, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 144 | 1,528 |
| 2012 | 141 | 1,555 |
| 2013 | 157 | 1,436 |
| 2014 | 184 | 1,294 |
| 2015 | 167 | 1,400 |
| 2016 | 189 | 1,281 |
| 2017 | 183 | 1,287 |
| 2018 | 211 | 1,151 |
| 2019 | 220 | 1,111 |
| 2020 | 195 | 1,191 |
| 2021 | 219 | 1,127 |
| 2022 | 236 | 1,068 |
| 2023 | 248 | 1,021 |
| 2024 | 265 | 978 |
| 2025 | 316 | 857 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 5,732 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,305 |
| 2013 | 14 | 5,988 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,724 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,759 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9,903 |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,394 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,830 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7,278 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,221 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,387 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6,218 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5,507 |
| 2024 | 29 | 3,820 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,159 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 520 | 110 |
| 2012 | 528 | 107 |
| 2013 | 588 | 93 |
| 2014 | 606 | 93 |
| 2015 | 606 | 89 |
| 2016 | 566 | 98 |
| 2017 | 558 | 97 |
| 2018 | 501 | 104 |
| 2019 | 440 | 115 |
| 2020 | 399 | 122 |
| 2021 | 351 | 146 |
| 2022 | 313 | 158 |
| 2023 | 344 | 144 |
| 2024 | 346 | 143 |
| 2025 | 351 | 140 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 852 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,021 |
| 2013 | 28 | 1,001 |
| 2014 | 52 | 650 |
| 2015 | 44 | 740 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,319 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1,339 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,723 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,782 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,701 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 25 | 1,153 |

## People named Darcy

- Darcy Rose Byrnes, American actress
- D'arcy Wretzky, American bassist
- Darcy Kuemper, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- D'Arcy Carden, American actress and comedian
- James Darcy Freeman, Catholic cardinal (1907-1991)
- Darcy Marquardt, Canadian rower
- Darcy Ribeiro, Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997)
- Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Canadian politician (1825–1868)
- Darcy DeMoss, American actress
- D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer
- Darcy Lima, Brazilian chess player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.