Jacey
Jacey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jacey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jacey
As a girl name
Jacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 369 Jaceys were born — ranking #750 that year. As of 2026, Jacey ranks #2,308 for girls with 80 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 8K Jaceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1974, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 25 Jaceys were born — ranking #3,710 that year. As of 2026, Jacey ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 487 Jaceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jacey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jacey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jacey
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About the name Jacey
Jacey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Jacey's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #718. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacey'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.