Darcy
Featured in baby name books
Darcy is an Irish name meaning “dark one,” and one book adds a French origin, “from Arsy.” Darcy is tied to Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice and his echo in Bridget Jones's Diary. Darcy is used for girls as well as boys. Darcy is also read as “from the fortress.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Darcy in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Darcy against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Darcy is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Darcy in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 316 girls were named Darcy, making it the #857 girls' name in the US. Since 1917, 23,418 girls have been named Darcy, with the most (681) in 1970. It is most common, relative to births, in Kentucky, Mississippi and Arkansas.
In 2025, 25 boys were named Darcy, making it the #4139 boys' name in the US. Since 1915, 2,785 boys have been named Darcy, with the most (80) in 1970.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Darcy
There are 7 towns and villages with Darcy in their name, in 4 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Darcy | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Darcy Lever | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
| Darcy’s Cross Roads | Leinster, 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | Map |
| Sítio Darcy Baumgartner | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Sítio Darcy Rodrigues | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Sítio Darcy Votroba | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Sítio Darcy de Oliveira | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Darcy songs
One song on Wikidata has Darcy in its title:
- Darcy Farrow – Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen (1967)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Darcy
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Darcy.
Darcy Gardiner
Darcy Rota
Fictional characters named Darcy
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Darcy as a pet name
FurryName has found 241 dogs named Darcy in public pet registers, making it the #487 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (5), Surf Coast Shire (5), Adelaide (2). Darcy as a dog name →
FurryName has found 16 cats named Darcy in public pet registers, making it the #545 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (10), Seattle (4), Golden Plains Shire (1). Darcy as a cat name →
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