Given name
Darice
“possessing good fortune; wealthy”·“a kingly man; one who is wealthy”·“a dark beauty”
Darice is a feminine form of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.” Darice is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Darice carries the interpretation “possessing good fortune; wealthy.” Darice is a feminine form of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.” Darice is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Darice is used as a feminine counterpart of Darius.
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.
From dated birth records
Darice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,346
- 13 boys · 1,333 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 34 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,186 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.
Darice’s family of names
Darice is a feminine form of Darius. Darice has a related form in Darcie. Darice has a related form in Dareece.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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.
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