Unisex name ★ peaked 1971

Stacey

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #3,096 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

An English surname transferred from the given name derived from a medieval diminutive of Eustace.

Rank 2025
#3,096
among girls · ↓353 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
59
named Stacey · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1971
8,006 babies
All-time total
161,732
#272 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Stacey popularity over time

161,732 babies have been named Stacey since 1913, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 20 57 77 8 – #3,483
1920s 24 97 121 12 +57% #4,383
1930s 8 110 118 12 -2% #3,391
1940s 293 195 488 49 +314% #1,055
1950s 4,615 859 5,474 547 +1022% #250
1960s 38,263 5,749 44,012 4,401 +704% #52
1970s 59,210 4,238 63,448 6,345 +44% #41
1980s 32,138 1,156 33,294 3,329 -48% #74
1990s 8,748 919 9,667 967 -71% #168
2000s 2,871 336 3,207 321 -67% #684
2010s 1,212 198 1,410 141 -56% #1,296
2020s (to 2025) 348 68 416 69 -51% #2,743

Where Stacey 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 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

Where Stacey is most popular

Girls named Stacey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Texas, and California.

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 Stacey 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
New York 22 0.056 +56%
Texas 42 0.052 +47%
California 42 0.050 +41%
Florida 21 0.049 +38%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -6%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Stacey

Stacey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,096 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 161,732 American babies have been named Stacey, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1971, when 8,006 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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

How old are people named Stacey?

The median living Stacey is about 51 years old; half are between 43 and 56. An estimated 152 thousand people named Stacey are alive in the United States today.

median 51 020406080100

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

Stacey 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 53 #3,096 6 #11,806
2024 63 #2,743 14 #6,426
2023 48 #3,381 9 #8,829
2022 63 #2,751 16 #5,835
2021 61 #2,815 9 #8,737
2020 60 #2,776 14 #6,248
2019 76 #2,370 18 #5,316
2018 76 #2,402 11 #7,552
2017 90 #2,141 20 #4,912
2016 120 #1,742 18 #5,287
2015 101 #1,982 16 #5,709
2014 104 #1,937 20 #4,841
2013 132 #1,632 17 #5,362
2012 184 #1,296 28 #3,789
2011 169 #1,369 22 #4,485
2010 160 #1,435 28 #3,796
2009 188 #1,291 19 #5,073
2008 242 #1,082 21 #4,686
2007 246 #1,068 34 #3,299
2006 267 #979 24 #4,084
2005 294 #862 35 #3,010
2004 297 #832 39 #2,734
2003 329 #756 35 #2,839
2002 314 #769 39 #2,548
2001 344 #714 44 #2,302
2000 350 #684 46 #2,192
1995 700 #377 79 #1,326
1990 1,735 #168 139 #874
1985 3,114 #89 109 #874
1980 4,222 #74 157 #695
1975 5,931 #44 472 #356
1970 7,154 #48 689 #296
1965 4,269 #84 495 #343
1960 1,228 #249 249 #502
1955 377 #467 86 #789
1950 87 #977 55 #933
1945 23 #1,788 20 #1,530
1940 11 #2,712 10 #2,462
1935 – – 11 #2,381
1930 – – 15 #2,064
1925 – – 11 #2,731
1920 6 #4,902 8 #3,463
1915 5 #4,870 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Stacey

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

  1. 1 Stacey Dash Stacey Dash American actress (born 1966) Contemporary
  2. 2 Stacey King Stacey King American basketball player and announcer (1967–2026) Contemporary
  3. 3 Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973) Contemporary
  4. 4 Stacey Augmon Stacey Augmon American basketball player and coach (born 1968) Contemporary
  5. 5 Stacey Kent Stacey Kent American jazz singer (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Stacey?

The median living Stacey is about 51 years old. Half of all living Staceys are between 43 and 56 years old.

How many people named Stacey are alive today?

An estimated 152 thousand people named Stacey are alive in the United States, based on 161,732 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Stacey mean?

An English surname transferred from the given name derived from a medieval diminutive of Eustace.

How popular is the name Stacey in 2025?

Stacey ranked #3,096 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stacey?

161,732 babies have been named Stacey in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stacey most popular?

Stacey peaked in 1971, when 8,006 newborns received the name.

Is Stacey a boy or girl name?

Stacey is used for both: about 91% of babies named Stacey have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Stacey rising or falling?

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

Will Stacey become more popular?

Stacey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Stacey 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 Stacey?

Well-known people named Stacey include Stacey Dash (actor), Stacey King (basketball player), Stacey Abrams (politician).

Names like Stacey

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

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