Stacey
The Story of Stacey
As a girl name
Stacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 7,482 Staceys were born — ranking #41 that year. As of 2026, Stacey ranks #2,892 for girls with 58 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 148K Staceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Stacey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 1,073 Staceys were born — ranking #215 that year. As of 2026, Stacey ranks #6,472 for boys with 13 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 14K Staceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stacey
Stacey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 148K births in the dataset. Stacey's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #41. Use the chart and map above to compare Stacey'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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