Darcus — girls' name

What the Data Says About Darcus

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Darcus between 1884 and 1985, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darcus currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darcus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Darcus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darcus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darcus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 358 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.