Feminine dossier · first seen 1917
Darcy
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1970
Peak births
681
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Darcy
How many people are named Darcy?
An estimated 20,344 living Americans are named Darcy.
How rare is Darcy?
Darcy is uncommon among babies today, with 316 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 53.6% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Darcy?
The median age of a living American named Darcy is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 59 years old.
Is Darcy still popular?
Yes — Darcy is currently rising in popularity, with 316 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Darcy most common?
Darcy has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
53.6%
2025
316
All-time
23,418
Where it lives now
Darcy is most concentrated in Maine — about 6.3× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Darcy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.