Jacy
Jacy is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Jacy (footballer), Brazilian football player Jacy J. Hurst, American judge Jacy Reese Anthis, American activist Jacy Sheldon, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Jacy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacy is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Jacy (footballer), Brazilian football player Jacy J. Hurst, American judge Jacy Reese Anthis, American activist Jacy Sheldon, American basketball player
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The Story of Jacy
As a girl name
American parents first put Jacy on the record books as a girl name in 1961, with 13 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 149 Jacys were born — ranking #1,173 that year. About 31% of every Jacy on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jacy ranks #6,324 for girls with 18 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jacy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 28 births, good for #3,075 nationwide. About 26% of every Jacy on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jacy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 756 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jacy
Jacy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jacy's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,173. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacy'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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