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It is more common for a female to have a "male name" than for a male to have a "female name". In the US, unisex names are more easily applied to females than males. If you would feel at least partial guilt in any name, I would not use it. However, if you feel good about a name--without guilt or regret, then use it. In America, a male with the name Evelyn would be uniquely distinct, which may be difficult especially throughout childhood. If you were to use either Darcy or Evelyn, what about Thomas as a first or middle name?

Yes and No

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I think Darcy sounds more masculine to me, but Evelyn should be reserved for a daughter. Since I am not found of unisex names, I think that you should consider carefully the teasing potential on the child.

Personally I think Evelyn is too feminine to use as a name for a boy. Darcy, I kinda like for a boy.

Evelyn is lovely for a boy, Darcy is awesome amazing!

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Darcy is very popular here (Australia) for boys, i'd say its more common on a boy than a girl.

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My own thought is that Evelyn really sticks out like a sore thumb compared to your other kids names. Darcy is possibly too unusual to match with Emma and Andrew, which are really common.

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I'd go with Evelyn because it's a MN so it's easier to blend with the other kids names.

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Thomas Evelyn
Samuel Evelyn
Isaac Evelyn
Joseph Evelyn
Matthew Evelyn
William Evelyn
Benjamin Evelyn
Bradley Evelyn
Nathan Evelyn
Noah Evelyn

I think Evelyn as a middle name for a boy is fine as long as he has a solidly masculine first name. Darcy as a first name is okay, too, but is a little out of place with siblings Emma and Andrew.

Darcy I love! I don't see the appeal of using it for a girl at all, so I'm happy to see someone wanting to use it for a boy. Most definitely usable, yes. Evelyn on the other hand, no. It's recently been revived for girls, just the way I like it and think it should stay.

Darcy - Yes, Evelyn - No

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Darcy is perfectly acceptable and I vastly prefer it on boys.

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Unfortunately I think Evelyn has firmly passed into the female category, and would be one of those horribly embarrassing middle names.

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I'm generally a big fan of classically boys names on boys, Kelly, Shannon, Courtney but I think Evelyn is too far gone unfortunately.

Love Evelyn Waugh and Darcy is so lovely - I'm actually just about to make a post including the latter as a potential middle name. I think you could do either Evelyn as a middle name or Darcy as a first name, just not the two together.

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I think Darcy Sebastian would be endearing.

In my mind Evelyn is very firmly a feminine name, but I see no reason why you couldn't use it as a middle name. Middle names are rarely heard/seen, so there's little reason the boy could ever be teased for it. He could just write 'E' as a middle initial or leave it out entirely.

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As far as Darcy goes, what's the problem? I see it as entirely unisex, working just as well for boys as girls and vice versa. My husband has a cousin Darcy who's male, and I don't think he's ever had any issue with his name. I've also seen the name on girls and it's cute, imo. Like I said, entirely unisex in my mind.

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You could even name a son Darcy Evelyn, but in that case it really might look a bit too feminine. I feel like Evelyn should probably be paired with a far more typically masculine first name. But again, most people won't ever see/hear/know anyone's middle name anyway. So it really doesn't matter.

I recently saw a BA in a UK newspaper for a boy Evelyn, and I know a baby boy named Darcy (also UK), not sure if they would work in the US though.

Darcy, or more likely, D'Arcy, is a male name for me. D'Arcy McGee was one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation.

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Evelyn is pretty much a girl's name, these days, but sure, you could use it as a middle name.

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Your son and daughter have excellent names!

Well, I think shifting perceptions would allow the use of either name... but since Evelyn is currently in vogue (for girls), there might be confusion.

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Darcy though - That would have worked even years ago. It does have that "English sophisticate" vibe, but that actually fits in with Andrew Austin and Emma Claire - a lot.

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Darcy Thomas, Darcy Michael, Darcy Grant, Darcy Jonah, etc...

I think since Evelyn is so popular for girls right now, it's best as a middle name.
Darcy, on the other hand, could work as a first name and I think it fits with Andrew and Emma better.

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So yes, I think Evelyn works as a middle name and Darcy as a first but not together :) If you use either, I would pair them with very traditional, masculine names and not unisex.

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Andrew Austen, Emma Claire and...
Daniel Evelyn, Luke Evelyn, Jack Evelyn, Connor Evelyn
or
Darcy Owen, Darcy Oliver, Darcy Nicholas, Darcy Samuel

In the US, Evelyn has never been considered unisex; a few people might have given it to sons, but that doesn't mean it's unisex. Even as a middle name it would be very risky.
Darcy, I think, might possibly be workable as a fn, but again, it is very much a (dated) female name in the US, and as a male name is has a rather pompous, posh, prissy vibe.