Darcy

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Darcy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Darcy: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #61 in 2016, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
145times a registrar ranked it
30years from first to last
#61highest recorded position
25groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Darcy's record

Moved 175 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move
2 registrars publish it in more than one category list — an observation about those lists, not about the name. Names published across category lists

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#327
1997	#300
1998	#268
1999	#270
2000	#288
2001	#229
2002	#249
2003	#225
2004	#226
2005	#203
2006	#168
2007	#167
2008	#128
2009	#116
2010	#115
2011	#110
2012	#107
2013	#93
2014	#93
2015	#89
2016	#98
2017	#97
2018	#104
2019	#115
2020	#122
2021	#146
2022	#158
2023	#144
2024	#143

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #101 among girls in Northern Ireland, #143 among girls in England and Wales, #152 among girls in Scotland, #243 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #327 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Darcy appears in 7 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 29 years beginning in 1996, and has registered 727 births with the name.

Darcy across 7 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Darcy's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#853 (1996)	#546 (2002)	#1595 (2024)	29 of 29	727 (1996–2024)	52 (2014)
England and Wales · Girls	#327 (1996)	#89 (2015)	#143 (2024)	29 of 29	10,301 (1996–2024)	606 (2014)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#314 (1997)	#61 (2016)	#101 (2024)	26 of 28	522 (1997–2024)	39 (2016)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#498 (1998)	#137 (2016)	#247 (2025)	26 of 28	505 (1998–2025)	43 (2016)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#93 (1999)	#74 (2018)	#79 (2025)	19 of 27	1,983 (1999–2025)	125 (2018)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#451 (2002)	#451 (2002)	#829 (2025)	11 of 24	43 (2002–2025)	5 (2011)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#255 (2007)	#255 (2007)	#273 (2012)	3 of 6	15 (2007–2012)	6 (2007)

Darcy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Darcy in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	57	4 of 10	14
2000sbusiest	322	10 of 10	32
2010s	281	10 of 10	28
2020s	67	5 of 10	13

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 32 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Darcy appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #61 in Northern Ireland in 2016.

Darcy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#143	346	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#1595	16	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#144	344	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1701	14	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#158	313	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2018	11	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#146	351	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1782	13	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#122	399	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#115	440	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1745	13	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#104	501	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#97	558	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1339	19	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#98	566	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1319	20	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#89	606	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#740	44	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#93	606	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#650	52	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#93	588	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1001	28	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#107	528	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1021	27	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#110	520	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#852	34	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#115	503	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#832	35	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#116	467	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#972	27	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#128	412	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#684	43	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#167	328	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#622	47	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#168	316	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#793	32	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#203	230	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#638	41	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#226	201	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#906	23	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#225	204	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#615	36	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#249	159	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#546	38	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#229	173	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#814	21	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#288	130	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1048	14	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#270	139	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1281	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#268	145	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1055	13	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#300	121	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#874	17	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#327	107	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#853	17	High	Verified
2025	New South Wales, Australia	male	#79	103	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	100	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New South Wales, Australia	male	#83	96	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	male	#78	114	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	male	#99	100	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	male	#96	107	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	male	#94	109	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	106	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	male	#90	118	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	male	#84	123	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	male	#95	100	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	male	#94	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	male	#100	91	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	male	#83	105	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#96	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#101	20	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#99	21	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#140	15	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#152	15	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#114	18	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#82	27	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#86	28	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#74	31	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#61	39	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#69	37	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#64	36	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#83	29	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#84	29	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#273	6	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#70	34	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#108	22	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#90	27	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#96	25	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#378	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#122	18	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#255	6	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#162	12	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#209	8	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#316	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#225	6	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#252	5	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#198	7	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#259	5	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#314	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	17	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#243	17	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#202	22	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	21	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#209	22	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	28	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#556	5	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#177	29	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#211	23	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#572	5	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#142	40	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#137	43	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#146	40	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#174	31	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	40	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	24	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	21	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#395	12	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#314	15	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#469	9	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	19	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#431	8	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#596	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#511	5	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#512	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#152	28	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#432	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1996 and 2025, ranked in 30 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #61, first reached in 2016.

It held a top-100 place in 23 years, 19 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 606 births, registered in England and Wales in 2014.

2 registrars publish it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 28 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Darcie-Rae · #894, 14y
Darcie-Rose · #446, 16y
Darcy-Leigh · #2636, 13y
Darcy-Mae · #1681, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Angel · #60, 30y
Cole · #62, 31y
Tori · #60, 33y
Alba · #66, 31y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Brooklyn · #61, 30y
Angel · #60, 30y
Lochlan · #60, 29y
Miles · #62, 30y

Darcy was ranked #61 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2016. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Darcy and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Darcy without appearing here.

Darcy moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1701 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #5119.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #1879 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1701 and #4107.
Roger Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2018 and #1781 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1701 and #3523.
Graeme Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1281 and #1281 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1048 and #2501.

Moved ahead of Darcy

Aksel Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1339 and #1812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #1382.
Fionn Compare
In 2015 they stood at #740 and #790 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #1319 and #691.
Theodor Compare
In 2015 they stood at #740 and #873 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #1319 and #774.
Mathias Compare
In 2015 they stood at #740 and #1046 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #1319 and #928.

Moved the opposite way to Darcy

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Darcy went from #327 to #143 while Abigail went from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Darcy went from #327 to #143 while Aimee went from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Darcy went from #327 to #143 while Aisling went from #440 to #2000.
Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darcy went from #853 to #1595 while Albie went from #853 to #19.

Moved the same way as Darcy

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darcy went from #853 to #1595 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Darcy went from #327 to #143 and Ada from #2683 to #40.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darcy went from #853 to #1595 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darcy went from #853 to #1595 and Alan from #163 to #592.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #61 in Northern Ireland in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Darcy

Darcy at a glance

What stands out in Darcy's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Darcy across 7 official records

Darcy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Darcy appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Darcy

Darcy and the names beside it

Darcy moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Darcy

Moved the opposite way to Darcy

Moved the same way as Darcy

Darcy at a glance

What stands out in Darcy's record

Darcy across 7 official records

Darcy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Darcy appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Darcy

Darcy and the names beside it

Darcy moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Darcy

Moved the opposite way to Darcy

Moved the same way as Darcy