Recorded 1971–2002 Girls' name Peak 1971 55 births

Darsey — girls' name

55 babies named Darsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s101990s202000s6
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Darsey was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darsey in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Darsey between 1971 and 2002, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darsey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darsey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darsey 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 55 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.

Darsey at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

55

Since 1971

32 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1971

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2002

Darsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1971

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2002199719951994199319881980197819751971 7

Darsey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 36% of Darsey's all-time total
1970s191980s101990s202000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darsey?
55 babies have been named Darsey since 1971. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Darsey most popular?
Darsey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Darsey been used?
Darsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 32 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Darsey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.