Unisex name · since 1917
Darcy
Darcy has 23,418 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #858 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,418
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darcy is the #858 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 23,418 recorded since 1917.
Darcy has 23,418 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #858 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #858 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,418 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darcy ranks #957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #858 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,418 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #858 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,418
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darcy's 23,418 recorded births place it above 98.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darcy compares
23,418 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darcy's all-time total is 62x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darcy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,418 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 681 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darcy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darcy splits its recorded history at 1979: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 681 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darcy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 681
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Darcy popularity over time - boys
2,785 total births recorded since 1915 (Darcy as boys' name)
Darcy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,588 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Darcy's strongest decade.
5,588 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Darcy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 362
1940s
362 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,706 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,588 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,985 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,279 births
- 1990s 1,888
1990s
1,888 births
- 2000s 1,341
2000s
1,341 births
- 2010s 1,742
2010s
1,742 births
- 2020s 1,479
2020s
1,479 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,588 births (24% of all-time use).
How Darcy 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 Darcy's total volume
Darcy by state
Where Darcy concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,491 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,780 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,208 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,080 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 983 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 955 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 937 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 878 | 3.7% |
2,491 of 23,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Darcy appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darcy's data
- Darcy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,588 total births); usage has since declined to 1,479 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darcys (2,491 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darcy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Darcy 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.