Given name & surname
Darcey
“having dark features”·“a dark beauty”
In English use, Darcey is a variant of Darcy. One interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcey is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Darcey is a variant of Darcy. One interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcey is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darcey 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Darcey 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
Darcey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,163
- 93 boys · 2,070 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,002 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,002 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,998 as a first name in 2020; 664 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darcey’s family of names
In English usage, Darcey has a related form in Darcy. Darcey has a related form in Darcie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Darcey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Darcey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Darsey
“having dark features” · “a dark beauty”
>99% girls
Darci
“a dark beauty” · “having dark features”
>99% girls
Darcee
“having dark features” · “a dark beauty”
>99% girls
Darce
“having dark features”
>99% girls
Darsie
“a dark beauty” · “having dark features”
>99% girls
Darsi
“having dark features”
>99% girls
Janel
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Nicol
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls