Meaning of the nameDarcy
- Unisex
- Dar-cy
Darcy is a spelling of the name Darci.
Meaning
The meaning of Darcy is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 9,979
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,716
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,736
- people
Darcy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Darcy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (2,597 people).
5,018 women 4,961 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Darcy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Darcy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,469 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,410 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,175 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 736 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 562 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 412 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 391 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 377 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 369 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 333 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 280 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 212 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 186 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 154 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 123 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 100 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Darcy
It ends in -y, like the English name Darcy. It is split almost evenly between women and men, with a median age of 69.
About the name Darci
Wiktionary lists Darci and Darcy in Portuguese as a unisex name of Brazilian use, equivalent to the English Darcy. Behind the Name explains the English Darcy as a surname derived from Norman d'Arcy, which indicated someone from Arcy, a place in France; Wiktionary places the origin in Bois-d'Arcy. The name itself has no meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 46,524 people named Darci, with a median age of 64. The name is given more to men than to women and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Darci
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Darci | 46,524 |
| Darcy | 9,979 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Darci · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Darcy · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Darcy · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Darcy
What does the name Darcy mean?
The meaning of Darcy is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Darcy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,979 people with the first name Darcy, which ranks it number 1,716 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Darcy a boy's or a girl's name?
Darcy is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 5,018 women and 4,961 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Darcy most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.010% of the state's population is named Darcy (391 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Darcy?
Darci. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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