Unisex name ★ peaked 1971

Stacy

Gender Unisex · 88% girls Rank 2025 #1,665 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Stacie, or Stacii, is a common first name for women and men.

Rank 2025
#1,665
among girls · ↓271 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
140
named Stacy · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,858
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1971
10,144 babies
All-time total
186,268
#240 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Stacy popularity over time

186,268 babies have been named Stacy since 1880, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 27 27 3 – –
1890s 29 44 73 7 +170% #1,259
1900s 53 64 117 12 +60% #1,426
1910s 133 286 419 42 +258% #1,666
1920s 130 409 539 54 +29% #1,806
1930s 76 377 453 45 -16% #2,300
1940s 325 586 911 91 +101% #999
1950s 4,839 1,595 6,434 643 +606% #217
1960s 35,526 8,210 43,736 4,374 +580% #53
1970s 69,901 7,259 77,160 7,716 +76% #32
1980s 36,990 1,528 38,518 3,852 -50% #53
1990s 8,840 1,104 9,944 994 -74% #173
2000s 4,078 454 4,532 453 -54% #597
2010s 2,152 234 2,386 239 -47% #900
2020s (to 2025) 939 80 1,019 170 -29% #1,200

Where Stacy 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 122 0.08 outside top 500
2027 119 0.07 outside top 500
2028 117 0.07 outside top 500
2029 115 0.07 outside top 500
2030 113 0.07 outside top 500

Where Stacy is most popular

Girls named Stacy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.092 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, 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 Stacy 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
Massachusetts 23 0.190 +107%
New Jersey 34 0.188 +105%
Maryland 19 0.179 +95%
Florida 71 0.166 +80%
New York 65 0.164 +78%
Virginia 25 0.147 +59%
Texas 103 0.128 +39%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +29%
California 93 0.111 +20%
Nevada 5 0.108 +17%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -7%
Indiana 10 0.071 -23%
Georgia 12 0.053 -43%
Ohio 11 0.046 -50%
Missouri 5 0.041 -55%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -68%
Illinois 5 0.022 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Stacy

Stacy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,665 in 2025 with 125 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 186,268 American babies have been named Stacy, about 88% girls and 12% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1971, when 10,144 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 Stacy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stacy?

The median living Stacy is about 50 years old; half are between 43 and 56. An estimated 174 thousand people named Stacy are alive in the United States today.

median 50 020406080100

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

Stacy 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 125 #1,665 15 #6,096
2024 162 #1,394 6 #12,156
2023 139 #1,540 15 #6,179
2022 159 #1,421 18 #5,405
2021 162 #1,369 14 #6,300
2020 192 #1,200 12 #6,987
2019 161 #1,403 12 #7,115
2018 173 #1,318 17 #5,508
2017 172 #1,352 27 #3,971
2016 204 #1,213 24 #4,304
2015 205 #1,214 27 #3,972
2014 205 #1,194 22 #4,514
2013 228 #1,085 28 #3,735
2012 252 #1,008 25 #4,112
2011 258 #989 26 #3,972
2010 294 #900 26 #3,975
2009 341 #829 34 #3,324
2008 408 #731 38 #3,097
2007 421 #692 27 #3,879
2006 423 #675 44 #2,692
2005 426 #651 43 #2,607
2004 431 #634 51 #2,276
2003 400 #665 40 #2,575
2002 386 #658 61 #1,865
2001 417 #605 56 #1,952
2000 425 #597 60 #1,811
1995 683 #387 104 #1,125
1990 1,670 #173 156 #818
1985 4,109 #67 137 #760
1980 5,057 #53 233 #566
1975 7,169 #34 782 #255
1970 7,771 #42 1,183 #212
1965 3,205 #119 604 #307
1960 1,452 #222 294 #465
1955 301 #529 135 #643
1950 71 #1,098 105 #678
1945 23 #1,789 60 #808
1940 6 #4,289 48 #928
1935 – – 45 #953
1930 5 #5,164 35 #1,213
1925 13 #2,756 40 #1,118
1920 23 #1,806 65 #842
1915 21 #1,666 36 #1,080
1910 8 #1,911 8 #1,296
1905 6 #1,899 – –
1900 – – 6 #1,287
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 6 #925
1880 – – 6 #897

Famous people named Stacy

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

  1. 1 Stacy Keach Stacy Keach American actor (born 1941) Contemporary
  2. 2 Stacy Keibler Stacy Keibler American professional wrestler, dancer, and model (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Stacy Martin Stacy Martin French actress (born 1990) Contemporary
  4. 4 Stacy Peralta Stacy Peralta American skateboarder, screenwriter, film director b. 1957 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Stacy Valentine Stacy Valentine American pornographic actress and model (born 1970) Contemporary
  6. 6 Stacy Dragila Stacy Dragila American pole vaulter b. 1971 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Stacy?

The median living Stacy is about 50 years old. Half of all living Stacys are between 43 and 56 years old.

How many people named Stacy are alive today?

An estimated 174 thousand people named Stacy are alive in the United States, based on 186,268 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Stacy mean?

Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Stacie, or Stacii, is a common first name for women and men.

How popular is the name Stacy in 2025?

Stacy ranked #1,665 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 125 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stacy?

186,268 babies have been named Stacy in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stacy most popular?

Stacy peaked in 1971, when 10,144 newborns received the name.

Is Stacy a boy or girl name?

Stacy is used for both: about 88% of babies named Stacy have been girls and 12% boys.

Is the name Stacy rising or falling?

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

Will Stacy become more popular?

Stacy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 113 girls named Stacy 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 Stacy?

Well-known people named Stacy include Stacy Keach (actor), Stacy Keibler (actor), Stacy Martin (actor).

Names like Stacy

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

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