Cacey
The Story of Cacey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Cacey as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Cacey — #6,640 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Cacey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Cacey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 207 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 7 births, good for #5,147 nationwide. About 52% of every Cacey on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Cacey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cacey
Cacey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 207 births in the dataset. Cacey's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #6,640. Use the chart and map above to compare Cacey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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