Darci
Darci is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Portuguese.
- English
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Darci
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darci is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Portuguese
The Story of Darci
Darci first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1980: 242 births, good for #703 nationwide. About 28% of every Darci on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Darci ranks #4,167 for baby girls with 34 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Darci
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Darci. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Darci
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About the name Darci
Darci is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Darci's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #676. Use the chart and map above to compare Darci'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.