Darcy Bailey
There are approximately 20 people named Darcy Bailey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Darcy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bailey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named Darcy
23K
Alive today
Named Bailey
309K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1970
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (86.4%)
Estimated bearers: 309K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #73
Per 100K: 90.03
Top ancestry: White (69.4%)
First name trend
Darcy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Darcy. The peak year was 1970 with 761 births. The average person named Darcy today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Darcy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Darcy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Darcy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Darcy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.4% · 19,630
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 1,193
- Black or African American3.1% · 704
- Two or more races2.9% · 662
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 325
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 201
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bailey surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bailey, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bailey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bailey at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.4% · 186,752
- Black or African American21.7% · 58,326
- Two or more races4.5% · 11,989
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 8,757
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,723
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,545
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Darcy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0066% of the US population, based on 22,541 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Darcy right now.
The surname Bailey appears at a rate of 90.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0900%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 20 people with the full name Darcy Bailey. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Darcy Bailey: questions and answers
How many people are named Darcy Bailey?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name Darcy Bailey. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0066%) with the surname frequency (90.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Darcy Bailey?
We classify Darcy Bailey as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Darcy a male or female name?
Darcy is predominantly unisex. Out of 25,860 total SSA registrations, 10.7% were male and 89.3% were female. See the full Darcy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Darcy Bailey?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.