Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2006

Jacey

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #2,468 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#2,468
among girls · ↓247 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
72
named Jacey · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,323
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
389 babies
All-time total
8,531
#1,901 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Jacey popularity over time

8,531 babies have been named Jacey since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 15 – 15 2 – #4,834
1970s 222 25 247 25 +1547% #2,133
1980s 482 60 542 54 +119% #1,706
1990s 1,717 111 1,828 183 +237% #780
2000s 3,226 164 3,390 339 +85% #722
2010s 1,896 92 1,988 199 -41% #882
2020s (to 2025) 486 35 521 87 -56% #2,072

Where Jacey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

Where Jacey is most popular

Girls named Jacey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jacey born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 6 0.128 +162%
North Carolina 17 0.075 +53%
Virginia 12 0.070 +44%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +17%
Texas 36 0.045 -9%
Georgia 9 0.040 -19%
Indiana 5 0.036 -27%
Washington 5 0.035 -29%
Illinois 6 0.026 -46%
California 17 0.020 -59%
Florida 7 0.016 -67%
New York 6 0.015 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jacey

Jacey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,468 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 8,531 American babies have been named Jacey, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2006, when 389 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jacey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jacey?

The median living Jacey is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 27. An estimated 8,400 people named Jacey are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jacey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 72 #2,468 – –
2024 85 #2,221 8 #9,355
2023 75 #2,403 9 #8,508
2022 81 #2,307 5 #13,117
2021 84 #2,220 6 #11,303
2020 89 #2,072 7 #9,966
2019 98 #1,978 12 #6,945
2018 117 #1,753 – –
2017 150 #1,486 10 #7,803
2016 169 #1,384 7 #10,087
2015 172 #1,376 16 #5,606
2014 186 #1,284 12 #6,808
2013 220 #1,108 9 #8,374
2012 238 #1,055 9 #8,434
2011 297 #882 10 #7,713
2010 249 #1,010 7 #10,095
2009 331 #843 16 #5,662
2008 358 #805 16 #5,598
2007 330 #856 18 #5,087
2006 370 #749 19 #4,760
2005 331 #787 25 #3,761
2004 315 #802 19 #4,488
2003 288 #846 18 #4,503
2002 292 #803 13 #5,527
2001 289 #813 9 #7,142
2000 322 #722 11 #6,071
1995 134 #1,263 18 #3,614
1990 86 #1,708 11 #4,809
1985 48 #2,186 7 #5,399
1980 42 #2,320 9 #4,284
1975 28 #2,702 6 #5,068
1970 8 #6,008 – –
1965 5 #6,901 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jacey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jacey?

The median living Jacey is about 20 years old. Half of all living Jaceys are between 14 and 27 years old.

How many people named Jacey are alive today?

An estimated 8,400 people named Jacey are alive in the United States, based on 8,531 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jacey in 2025?

Jacey ranked #2,468 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jacey?

8,531 babies have been named Jacey in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jacey most popular?

Jacey peaked in 2006, when 389 newborns received the name.

Is Jacey a boy or girl name?

Jacey is used for both: about 94% of babies named Jacey have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Jacey rising or falling?

Jacey is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jacey become more popular?

Jacey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Jacey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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