Darcy

Darcy is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Darcy are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 11%Female 89%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 11% male / 89% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 2,648 male / 21,501 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Darcy

To address Darcy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Darcy," in English, "Guten Tag Darcy," in German. About 11% of people named Darcy are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Darcy,

German

Guten Tag Darcy,

French

Bonjour Darcy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Darcy:

Chinese

Darcy您好：

Japanese

Darcy様

English

Hi Darcy,

German

Hi Darcy,

French

Salut Darcy,

Spanish

Hola Darcy,

Chinese

Darcy你好：

Japanese

Darcyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Darcy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	11%

United States birth data

2,648 male · 21,501 female · 24,149 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 7% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Darcy a male or female name?

Darcy is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Darcy are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Darcy in an email?

Is Darcy a unisex name?

Darcy is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Darcy are men. Darcy leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Darcy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darcy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_darcy,
  title  = {Is Darcy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/darcy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}