Given name

Darcee

“having dark features”·“a dark beauty”

Darcee is a variant of Darcy. One interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcee is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Darcee is a variant of Darcy. One interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcee is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Darcee is a variant of Darcie. An origin associated with Darcie is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Darcee is a variant of Darcy. The history of Darcy gives this family its wider story. Darcy began as a surname associated with Arcy in northern France. Darcy’s familiar literary connection is Mr Darcy in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; the surname has also been used as a first name.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Darcee through the years

Babies since 1880
518
0 boys · 518 girls
Most popular year
1960
22 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Darcee in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1952–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 525 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Darcee’s family of names

Darcee has a related form in Darcy. Darcee has a related form in Darcie.

Walk Darcee’s family in the name graph

DarceeDarcyDarcie

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Darcee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Darce

“having dark features”

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>99% girls

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Darsie

“a dark beauty” · “having dark features”

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>99% girls

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Darsi

“having dark features”

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>99% girls

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Darsey

“having dark features” · “a dark beauty”

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>99% girls

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Merrie

“one who is lighthearted and joyful” · “filled with joy”

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>99% girls

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Pammie

“very strange” · “a woman who is as sweet as honey”

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>99% girls

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Sandee

“helper and defender of mankind”

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>99% girls

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Chirley

“from the bright clearing”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Darcee’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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