Darcy
Say it: DAR-see
Girl and boyMeans from the Norman surname d'Arcy, taken from a place in France5 letters2 syllables
#247
in Ireland (2025)
#249 with spellings combined
17
babies in 2025
#137
best rank (2016)
505
babies since 1998
Down 103
10-year rank change
Darcy through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #249 | 3 | #787 |
| 2024 | 17 | #248 | - | - |
| 2023 | 22 | #203 | - | - |
| 2022 | 21 | #214 | - | - |
| 2021 | 22 | #213 | - | - |
| 2020 | 28 | #167 | 5 | #528 |
| 2019 | 29 | #177 | - | - |
| 2018 | 23 | #210 | 5 | #543 |
| 2017 | 40 | #142 | - | - |
| 2016 | 43 | #137 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 40 | #146 | - | - |
| 2014 | 31 | #175 | - | - |
| 2013 | 40 | #148 | - | - |
| 2012 | 24 | #225 | 5 | #548 |
| 2011 | 21 | #250 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 12 | #396 | - | - |
| 2009 | 15 | #314 | - | - |
| 2008 | 9 | #471 | 4 | #601 |
| 2007 | 19 | #251 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 8 | #433 | 3 | #595 |
| 2005 | 5 | #524 | - | - |
| 2004 | 5 | #511 | - | - |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 | - | - |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 | - | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Darcy mean?
From the Norman surname d'Arcy, taken from a place in France
Norman French, from the surname d'Arcy, originally from Bois-d'Arcy in northern France.
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DARsee
The story of Darcy
Darcy began as a Norman surname, d’Arcy, meaning “from Arcy”. It is traced to Bois-d’Arcy in northern France. Families of that name came to England and Ireland after the Norman conquest, and D’Arcy and Darcy are still found as surnames in Ireland today.
Its fame as a first name owes a lot to Fitzwilliam Darcy, the proud hero of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It has been used for both boys and girls, but in recent decades it has been given mostly to girls.
In Ireland the girls’ name was a slow starter, then grew through the 2000s. Its best year was 2016, when 43 girls were named Darcy and it reached number 137. A few boys are given the name most years too. Darcy is more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 61 in 2016. The CSO counts the spelling Darcey separately.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Darcy (English proper noun)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Darcy | 17 | 505 |
In Northern Ireland
#106 in 2025 with 20 babies. Best rank #61 (2016); 542 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Darcy is also given to boys: 43 since 2002, 3 in 2025.