Stace
Stace is a surname and a given name, the latter sometimes as a diminutive of Stacy or Stacey.
- Medieval English
- English
Meaning & Origin of Stace
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stace is a surname and a given name, the latter sometimes as a diminutive of Stacy or Stacey.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval English
- English
The Story of Stace
As a girl name
Stace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 10 births, good for #5,061 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Staces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1982 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 33 Staces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Stace as a boy name dates back to 1960, when 7 babies received it. 1968 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Stace — #1,650 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Staces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1984 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 184 Staces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Stace
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stace. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Stace
Phonetically similar names — useful when Stace is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stase
- Stays
- Stice
- Stus
- Stis
- Stys
- Stuss
- Stoss
- Stay
- States
- Stakes
- Stacy
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Stace
Stace is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 184 births in the dataset. Stace's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,650. Use the chart and map above to compare Stace'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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