Kacey
Kacey is a unisex given name and nickname which may refer to:Kacey Ainsworth, English actress Kacey Bellamy, American ice hockey defenseman Kacey Carrig, American model Kacey Clarke, English actress Kacey Coppola, half of Kate & Kacey, an American country music duo Kacey Jones (1950–2016), American singer-songwriter, producer, and humorist Kacey Jost, Canadian volleyball player Kacey Mottet…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kacey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kacey is a unisex given name and nickname which may refer to:Kacey Ainsworth, English actress Kacey Bellamy, American ice hockey defenseman Kacey Carrig, American model Kacey Clarke, English actress Kacey Coppola, half of Kate & Kacey, an American country music duo Kacey Jones (1950–2016), American singer-songwriter, producer, and humorist Kacey Jost, Canadian volleyball player Kacey Mottet…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kacey
As a girl name
Kacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 402 births, good for #577 nationwide. About 26% of every Kacey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kacey ranks #1,097 for girls with 222 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kacey as a boy name dates back to 1965, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 223 newborns named Kacey — #1,001 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Kacey on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kacey ranks #1,001 for boys with 223 births, rising sharply (+102% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kacey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kacey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kacey
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About the name Kacey
Kacey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Kacey's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #577. Use the chart and map above to compare Kacey'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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