Is Darcey a boy or girl name?

Darcey is a girl’s name. Of the 2,163 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.7% were girls and 4.3% were boys.

Darcey

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Darcey was most popular in 1970, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,112 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,163 people named Darcey.

Darcey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darcey’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darcey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darcey is a girl’s name — 95.7% of the 2,163 Americans given it were girls and 4.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darcey

Where Darcey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org