Given name & surname
Darcy
“having dark features”
Darcy brings together a French place-name origin and a familiar Austen association.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “having dark features.”
Where it comes from
In English use, Darcy has a related form in Darcie. An origin associated with Darcie is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Darcy began as a surname associated with Arcy in northern France. Its familiar literary connection is Mr Darcy in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; the surname has also been used as a first name.
Darcy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26,203
- 2,785 boys · 23,418 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 761 babies
- 2025
- 341
- #857 for girls · #4,159 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 316 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 857 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 681 in 1970. It also appeared in 25 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,714 as a first name in 2020; 4,727 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.
Darcy’s family of names
In English usage, Darcy has a related form in Darci. In Portuguese usage, Darcy has a related form in Darci. In English usage, Darcy has a related form in Darcie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Darcy
- Darcy Rose ByrnesAmerican actressborn 1998
- Darcy KuemperCanadian ice hockey goaltenderborn 1990
- CanárioBrazilian footballer (born 1934)
- D'Arcy CardenAmerican actress and comedianborn 1980
- Darcy HadfieldNew Zealand rower (1889–1964)
- Darcy MarquardtCanadian rowerborn 1979
- Darcy RibeiroBrazilian politician and academic (1922-1997)
- Darcy TuckerCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1975
- Darcy BlakeWelsh association football player (born 1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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