Darcy is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “to burn, consume.” In 2024 it was given to 29 boys in the United States.
Darcy belongs to the Portuguese and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “to burn, consume” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Darcy first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #870 in 1968, and in 2024 29 babies received the name — 2,760 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Darcy means “to burn, consume” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Darcy is a boy name. In 2024, 29 babies received the name in the US.
Darcy comes from the Portuguese and English & American tradition.
Darcy first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #870 in 1968, and 29 babies were given the name in 2024.
Darcy is pronounced /ˈdɑː.si/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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