Stacy
Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Stacie, or Stacii, is a common first name for women and men. It is also sometimes used as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Stacy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Stacie, or Stacii, is a common first name for women and men. It is also sometimes used as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Stacy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Stacy as a girl name dates back to 1892, when 7 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 9,116 newborns named Stacy — #32 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Stacys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,514 among girl names with 143 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 164K Stacys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Stacy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1968: 1,737 births, good for #157 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Stacys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,430 among boy names with 9 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 22K Stacys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Stacy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stacy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Stacy
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About the name Stacy
Stacy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 164K births in the dataset. Stacy's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #32. Use the chart and map above to compare Stacy'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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