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UK girl's name

Darcy-Leigh

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Darcy-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Darcy-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 9 births.

This profile covers 71 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2011 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 71 living people in the UK are called Darcy-Leigh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Darcy-Leigh ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2011, when 9 girls were registered as Darcy-Leigh.
  • About 71 living people in the UK are estimated to have Darcy-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5891

2024

Births in 2024

3

Latest year

Peak year

2011

9 births

Estimated living

71

2026

Popularity

Darcy-Leigh over time

The chart below shows babies named Darcy-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Darcy-Leigh, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 9 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Darcy-Leigh
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Decades

Darcy-Leigh by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Darcy-Leigh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #4926 15 4
2010s #3776 56 9

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FAQ

Darcy-Leigh: questions and answers

How popular is the name Darcy-Leigh in the UK right now?

In 2024, Darcy-Leigh was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Darcy-Leigh most popular?

The peak year on record was 2011, with 9 babies registered as Darcy-Leigh in England and Wales.

How many people are called Darcy-Leigh in the UK?

A total of 71 babies have been registered as Darcy-Leigh across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.