Feminine dossier · first seen 1917

Darcy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Darcy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

681

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1917Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

61.5%

2024

262

All-time

23,100

Darcy has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 681 girls were named Darcy.

In 2024, only 262 girls were given the name.

Down 61.5% from its peak.

All told, about 23,100 Americans have been named Darcy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1917.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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