Darcus
Darcus is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Darcus Beese, British music executive Darcus Howe (1943–2017), British broadcaster, writer and activist
Meaning & Origin of Darcus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darcus is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Darcus Beese, British music executive Darcus Howe (1943–2017), British broadcaster, writer and activist
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The Story of Darcus
Darcus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1884, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 11 Darcuss were born — ranking #2,939 that year. As of 2026, Darcus ranks #9,306 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 358 Darcuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Darcus
Darcus is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 358 births in the dataset. Darcus's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,939. Use the chart and map above to compare Darcus'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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