Girls' name · since 1952
Darcee
Darcee has 518 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darcee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 518 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Darcee recorded 518 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2014.
- #11,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 518 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darcee ranks #11,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 518 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darcee's 518 recorded births place it above 83.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darcee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darcee's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darcee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2014
- Peak year (1960)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Darcee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (134 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Darcee's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Darcee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (26% of all-time use).
How Darcee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darcee's total volume
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What to do with Darcee's data
- Darcee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darcee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darcee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.