Kacy

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to girls 83.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1987 · 174 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,049
since 1956

Kacy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #941, 1987peak #1,505, 1975girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,36212#7,67910
2024#5,96220#7,76510
2023#8,98911#6,89712
2022#6,98416#7,76810
2021#5,57322#8,1669
2020#5,66721—
2019#5,16325#9,7567
2018#4,88927#8,1549
2017#4,14735#9,6967
2016#3,77740—
2015#3,76740#12,0865
2014#3,58543#9,6427
2013#4,42232#8,7898
2012#3,78241#7,55910
2011#3,26750#10,8086
2010#3,30649—
2009#3,46047#8,9858
2008#3,15853#12,5535
2007#2,31183#8,1739
2006#2,37579#6,90411
2005#2,01493#4,63118
2004#1,90998#5,49214
2003#1,733109#6,25811
2002#1,89793#9,3926
2001#2,30469#6,01311
2000#1,90089#5,58812
1999#1,67898#5,31712
1998#1,77488#3,48621
1997#1,68293#2,98125
1996#1,238141#2,91125
1995#1,214141#3,19121
1994#1,217144#3,10922
1993#1,318127#2,78625
1992#1,034180#2,08537
1991#1,033178#2,40629
1990#957196#2,55326
1989#982176#2,46926
1988#999164#2,14629
1987#941174#2,05729
1986#984160#2,60120
1985#976157#2,07127
1984#1,004143#2,03626
1983#959152#2,20823
1982#988149#2,20723
1981#1,050136#1,99627
1980#1,034138#2,28422
1979#964150#1,99126
1978#1,078122#2,06823
1977#1,57668#2,13122
1976#1,55165#2,05423
1975#1,45970#1,50535
1974#1,76051#1,69228
1973#1,77349#1,54831
1972#1,89044#3,3449
1971#2,37532#2,27917
1970#2,45030#3,2829
1969#2,58526#1,81021
1968#3,61014#2,03016
1967#3,48414—
1966#2,93718#2,32712
1965#4,20210—
1964—#3,6016
1963—#4,0485
1962#3,78212#4,0335
1961#4,8828—
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First appearance
1956

The first year at least five girls were named Kacy! It came in at #4,161, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1960, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kacy is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,018 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,368 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,423 girlsINOhio: #1,022 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,541 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,083 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,844 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #991 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 9,353 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedUTColorado: #485 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #638 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,249 girlsMOKentucky: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedARTennessee: #443 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,527 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #496 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,584 girlsOKLouisiana: #613 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,385 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,307 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kacy, so not publishedHITexas: #736 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,137 girlsTXFlorida: #891 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,677 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#370 · 1 in 2,983
  2. Tennessee#443 · 1 in 3,527
  3. Colorado#485 · 1 in 3,498
  4. Oklahoma#496 · 1 in 3,584
  5. Alabama#543 · 1 in 4,307

Best ever in a state: #215 in Montana, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#37071 in 2,983
Tennessee#44381 in 3,527
Colorado#48561 in 3,498
Oklahoma#49651 in 3,584
Alabama#54351 in 4,307
Louisiana#61361 in 4,385
Missouri#63851 in 6,249
Indiana#65351 in 6,423
Texas#736211 in 6,137
Florida#89181 in 8,677
California#991231 in 9,353
Illinois#1,01871 in 10,368
Ohio#1,02251 in 13,541
Pennsylvania#1,08351 in 13,844
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kacy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,400 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #8,362)
  • 2,695 spots since 2020 (#5,667 → #8,362)
  • 4,595 spots since 2015 (#3,767 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1979 (#1,078 → #964)
  • Biggest drop: 76 spots in 1991 (#957 → #1,033)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 1987 at #941 (174 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 1985–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,686
  • Highest: 1 in 9,686 girls born in 1990 were named Kacy (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #941 in 1987, was only 1 in 9,992 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.7% of all girls named Kacy (1,549) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s34#3,930 (1957)#4,411
1960s102#2,585 (1969)#3,640
1970s681#964 (1979)#1,688
1980s1,549#941 (1987)#992
1990s1,386#957 (1990)#1,315
2000s813#1,733 (2003)#2,306
2010s382#3,267 (2011)#4,011
2020s102#5,573 (2021)#6,923

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kacy in 1987

girls
#941
174 births · 1 in 9,992 girls
boys
#2,057
29 births · 1 in 64,379 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #941Kacy174

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #2,057Kacy29
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 9,992 of them was named Kacy, which outranked 92.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kacy
  1. #935Marcy175
  2. #935Sheryl175
  3. #935Tenisha175
  4. #941Kacy174
  5. #941Jada174
  6. #941Lia174
  7. #941Tami174
  8. #946Chastity172
  9. #947Elsa171
  10. #947Penny171

Tied with 4 names at #941; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 64,379 of them was named Kacy, which outranked 74.8% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kacy
  1. #2,020Valentine30
  2. #2,020Vijay30
  3. #2,020Wylie30
  4. #2,057Kacy29
  5. #2,057Allison29
  6. #2,057Aram29
  7. #2,057Aris29
  8. #2,115Abe28
  9. #2,115Ankit28
  10. #2,115Antonino28

Tied with 57 names at #2,057; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1987 →