Darcey
Darcey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Meaning & Origin of Darcey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darcey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
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The Story of Darcey
Darcey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 77 Darceys were born — ranking #1,354 that year. As of 2026, Darcey ranks #9,315 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 2K Darceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Darcey
Darcey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Darcey's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Darcey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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