Lacey
#738 for girls in 2025, 370 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 97.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 2,399 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 53,774since 1888
Lacey over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lacey has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #738 | 370 | — | |
| 2024 | #744 | 378 | — | |
| 2023 | #759 | 370 | — | |
| 2022 | #877 | 317 | — | |
| 2021 | #806 | 346 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #712 | 394 | — | |
| 2019 | #656 | 446 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #651 | 457 | — | |
| 2017 | #601 | 502 | — | |
| 2016 | #487 | 638 | — | |
| 2015 | #478 | 676 | — | |
| 2014 | #480 | 655 | — | |
| 2013 | #466 | 658 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #493 | 623 | — | |
| 2011 | #440 | 708 | — | |
| 2010 | #436 | 705 | — | |
| 2009 | #432 | 740 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #407 | 795 | — | |
| 2007 | #390 | 839 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #448 | 712 | — | |
| 2005 | #438 | 696 | — | |
| 2004 | #424 | 714 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #371 | 813 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #470 | 602 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #415 | 693 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #371 | 793 | — | |
| 1999 | #345 | 867 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #321 | 941 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #290 | 989 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #277 | 1,053 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #236 | 1,210 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #209 | 1,398 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #192 | 1,522 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #173 | 1,754 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #145 | 2,071 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #148 | 2,047 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #143 | 2,076 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #129 | 2,243 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #117 | 2,399 | #2,641 | 20 |
| 1986 | #121 | 2,266 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #124 | 2,359 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #116 | 2,399 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #128 | 2,383 | #2,140 | 24 |
| 1982 | #124 | 2,382 | #2,207 | 23 |
| 1981 | #194 | 1,369 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1980 | #277 | 897 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #303 | 790 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #293 | 787 | #2,568 | 17 |
| 1977 | #573 | 304 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #637 | 242 | #2,329 | 19 |
| 1975 | #565 | 294 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #1,284 | 83 | #2,674 | 14 |
| 1973 | #1,160 | 94 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #1,404 | 70 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #1,467 | 70 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #1,247 | 89 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | #1,453 | 65 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #1,539 | 55 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,117 | 31 | #1,609 | 23 |
| 1966 | #2,308 | 27 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | #2,044 | 16 |
| 1962 | #1,511 | 55 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #1,979 | 16 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 | #1,887 | 17 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #1,709 | 20 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #1,461 | 27 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | — | #2,084 | 12 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | — | #1,753 | 20 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Lacey! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1902, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lacey is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#138 · 1 in 615
- Montana#157 · 1 in 471
- West Virginia#164 · 1 in 624
- South Dakota#176 · 1 in 536
- Maine#223 · 1 in 878
Best ever in a state: #27 in Wyoming, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #138 | 32 | 1 in 615 |
| Montana | #157 | 6 | 1 in 471 |
| West Virginia | #164 | 11 | 1 in 624 |
| South Dakota | #176 | 6 | 1 in 536 |
| Maine | #223 | 5 | 1 in 878 |
| Alabama | #246 | 18 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Nebraska | #256 | 8 | 1 in 1,037 |
| South Carolina | #266 | 16 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Iowa | #269 | 12 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Georgia | #278 | 39 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Utah | #284 | 16 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Minnesota | #285 | 20 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Louisiana | #287 | 15 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Kansas | #316 | 10 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Tennessee | #324 | 20 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Nevada | #337 | 9 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Michigan | #341 | 27 | 1 in 1,754 |
| North Carolina | #355 | 26 | 1 in 1,746 |
| Virginia | #359 | 22 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Idaho | #364 | 5 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Arkansas | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Missouri | #373 | 15 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Ohio | #374 | 28 | 1 in 2,046 |
| Maryland | #376 | 14 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Connecticut | #388 | 7 | 1 in 2,034 |
| Mississippi | #394 | 7 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Oregon | #394 | 9 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Pennsylvania | #399 | 26 | 1 in 2,110 |
| Washington | #422 | 15 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Indiana | #445 | 14 | 1 in 2,322 |
| Massachusetts | #457 | 11 | 1 in 2,590 |
| Wisconsin | #477 | 10 | 1 in 2,505 |
| Oklahoma | #478 | 8 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Florida | #500 | 32 | 1 in 2,678 |
| Texas | #592 | 49 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Illinois | #608 | 19 | 1 in 3,535 |
| New Jersey | #635 | 11 | 1 in 3,690 |
| New York | #774 | 19 | 1 in 5,004 |
| California | #854 | 41 | 1 in 5,620 |
| Colorado | #879 | 5 | 1 in 4,945 |
| Arizona | #895 | 7 | 1 in 5,075 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 6 spots since 2024 (#744 → #738)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#712 → #738)
- 260 spots since 2015 (#478 → #738)
- Biggest jump: 719 spots in 1975 (#1,284 → #565)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2017 (#487 → #601)
Rise & fade · girls
96 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1984 at #116 (2,399 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1975–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 701
- Highest: 1 in 701 girls born in 1983 were named Lacey (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,344 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #116 in 1984, was only 1 in 702 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 38.6% of all girls named Lacey (20,773) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,592 (1903) | #1,592 |
| 1910s | 23 | #3,134 (1915) | #3,343 |
| 1920s | 34 | #3,664 (1925) | #4,110 |
| 1930s | 22 | #3,753 (1933) | #4,067 |
| 1940s | 80 | #2,898 (1947) | #3,704 |
| 1950s | 145 | #2,347 (1957) | #3,211 |
| 1960s | 371 | #1,453 (1969) | #2,055 |
| 1970s | 2,823 | #293 (1978) | #893 |
| 1980s | 20,773 | #116 (1984) | #147 |
| 1990s | 13,852 | #145 (1991) | #234 |
| 2000s | 7,397 | #371 (2003) | #417 |
| 2010s | 6,068 | #436 (2010) | #519 |
| 2020s | 2,175 | #712 (2020) | #773 |
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.
Lacey in 2005
girls
#438
696 births · 1 in 2,655 girls
Top girls' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,655 of them was named Lacey, which outranked 97.7% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.