Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1991

Kacey

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Unisex · 78% girls Rank 2025 #1,118 Trend ↑ Rising 30%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#1,118
among girls · ↓23 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
393
named Kacey · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,617
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
463 babies
All-time total
15,265
#1,499 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Kacey popularity over time

15,265 babies have been named Kacey since 1952, 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 28 – 28 3 – #4,334
1960s 106 36 142 14 +407% #2,474
1970s 1,037 229 1,266 127 +792% #786
1980s 2,645 410 3,055 306 +141% #601
1990s 3,158 640 3,798 380 +24% #577
2000s 2,172 455 2,627 263 -31% #845
2010s 1,592 344 1,936 194 -26% #1,307
2020s (to 2025) 1,223 1,190 2,413 402 +108% #1,095

Where Kacey 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 221 0.14 outside top 500
2027 231 0.14 outside top 500
2028 239 0.15 outside top 500
2029 246 0.15 outside top 500
2030 252 0.16 outside top 500

Where Kacey is most popular

Girls named Kacey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.128 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Michigan, and Maryland.

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 Kacey 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
Georgia 56 0.247 +93%
Michigan 44 0.242 +89%
Maryland 24 0.226 +77%
Mississippi 10 0.214 +67%
Alabama 19 0.202 +58%
Texas 156 0.194 +52%
Colorado 21 0.188 +47%
Arizona 24 0.171 +34%
Washington 24 0.166 +30%
Idaho 5 0.149 +17%
California 111 0.132 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 ≈ national
Ohio 30 0.126 ≈ national
Virginia 21 0.123 ≈ national
Florida 52 0.122 -5%
New York 47 0.119 -7%
Oregon 7 0.108 -16%
Tennessee 17 0.107 -16%
North Carolina 24 0.105 -18%
Illinois 22 0.096 -25%
New Jersey 17 0.094 -26%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -62%
Missouri 5 0.041 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Kacey

Kacey is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,118 in 2025 with 211 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 15,265 American babies have been named Kacey, about 78% girls and 22% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1991, when 463 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Kacey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kacey?

The median living Kacey is about 27 years old; half are between 12 and 37. An estimated 15 thousand people named Kacey are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Kacey 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 211 #1,118 182 #1,155
2024 225 #1,095 213 #1,043
2023 191 #1,230 210 #1,040
2022 202 #1,194 202 #1,081
2021 209 #1,173 220 #997
2020 185 #1,233 163 #1,186
2019 172 #1,329 72 #2,032
2018 142 #1,536 31 #3,573
2017 147 #1,510 40 #2,978
2016 177 #1,340 31 #3,567
2015 182 #1,308 22 #4,467
2014 182 #1,307 34 #3,266
2013 124 #1,694 33 #3,299
2012 136 #1,598 25 #4,072
2011 162 #1,412 25 #4,047
2010 168 #1,381 31 #3,495
2009 179 #1,340 37 #3,139
2008 202 #1,244 39 #3,036
2007 183 #1,330 46 #2,671
2006 235 #1,081 43 #2,718
2005 195 #1,183 34 #3,054
2004 213 #1,080 42 #2,586
2003 234 #986 48 #2,251
2002 211 #1,028 46 #2,275
2001 257 #892 53 #2,016
2000 263 #845 67 #1,708
1995 279 #736 54 #1,672
1990 343 #651 64 #1,404
1985 223 #765 43 #1,535
1980 197 #815 29 #1,934
1975 141 #921 16 #2,589
1970 28 #2,605 14 #2,573
1965 7 #5,522 5 #4,189
1960 7 #5,410 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kacey

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves American singer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kacey?

The median living Kacey is about 27 years old. Half of all living Kaceys are between 12 and 37 years old.

How many people named Kacey are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Kacey are alive in the United States, based on 15,265 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kacey mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Kacey in 2025?

Kacey ranked #1,118 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 211 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kacey?

15,265 babies have been named Kacey in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kacey most popular?

Kacey peaked in 1991, when 463 newborns received the name.

Is Kacey a boy or girl name?

Kacey is used for both: about 78% of babies named Kacey have been girls and 22% boys.

Is the name Kacey rising or falling?

Kacey is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kacey become more popular?

Kacey is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 252 girls named Kacey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kacey?

Well-known people named Kacey include Kacey Musgraves (musician).

Names like Kacey

Names that sound and feel close to Kacey: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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