Stacey

#3,067 for girls in 2025, 53 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 91.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 7,482 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
147,750
since 1915

Stacey over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #41, 1971peak #215, 1968girlsboys
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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#3,06753#10,6956
2024#2,72263#6,19914
2023#3,32948#8,2559
2022#2,72063#5,63316
2021#2,78461#8,1669
2020#2,74860#5,98014
2019#2,35576#5,15318
2018#2,38776#7,13611
2017#2,12990#4,74620
2016#1,735120#5,12418
2015#1,972101#5,50716
2014#1,922104#4,70220
2013#1,624132#5,17117
2012#1,291184#3,71428
2011#1,363169#4,35622
2010#1,431160#3,70828
2009#1,288188#4,92219
2008#1,080242#4,54021
2007#1,064246#3,25034
2006#976267#4,00124
2005#860294#2,96035
2004#831297#2,69739
2003#755329#2,78035
2002#767314#2,50439
2001#714344#2,27744
2000#682350#2,17546
1999#648356#1,80155
1998#558439#1,74158
1997#487512#1,57165
1996#437583#1,45470
1995#375700#1,31979
1994#329818#1,16895
1993#2761,003#1,118101
1992#2301,197#983121
1991#2131,405#902136
1990#1681,735#869139
1989#1462,020#902126
1988#1192,369#869119
1987#1032,709#884112
1986#943,043#914100
1985#893,114#866109
1984#793,649#92590
1983#763,799#805118
1982#853,459#90398
1981#833,754#772127
1980#734,222#694157
1979#604,613#654171
1978#534,998#591203
1977#565,206#601199
1976#515,390#426335
1975#445,931#356472
1974#485,803#328535
1973#416,253#309567
1972#416,380#328543
1971#417,482#350524
1970#487,154#296689
1969#526,614#252829
1968#556,150#2151,073
1967#695,117#2191,020
1966#764,586#313559
1965#844,269#343495
1964#1263,360#412380
1963#1273,305#383431
1962#1782,181#403402
1961#2271,453#457311
1960#2491,228#501249
1959#2501,214#644142
1958#2751,039#691118
1957#349677#711110
1956#411486#77092
1955#467377#78686
1954#485330#85173
1953#688172#86868
1952#785131#90761
1951#902102#94954
1950#97187#92655
1949#1,05073#1,14438
1948#1,07068#1,28032
1947#1,43842#1,73319
1946#1,72327#1,44024
1945#1,74323#1,49420
1944#1,96719#2,08012
1943#2,44714#1,69918
1942#3,1949#2,26811
1941#3,5597#2,20711
1940#2,57211#2,32210
1939#3,1458#1,71216
1938—#2,18511
1937—#1,91314
1936—#2,18411
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,02213
1933—#3,2686
1932—#3,3616
1931—#3,0957
1930—#1,96415
1929—#2,58910
1928#4,1956#3,6976
1927—#2,52311
1926—#2,72510
1925—#2,58811
1924—#2,82210
1923#4,9675#2,33113
1922#4,0117#3,5327
1921—#2,63211
1920#4,3986#3,2088
1919#4,2516#2,66510
1918#3,2449#2,69910
1917—#2,18813
1916—#2,9268
1915#4,2745—
1914—#2,6517
1913—#1,9459
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Stacey! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Stacey is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNHWashington: #276 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedMNIllinois: #492 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,171 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,395 girlsWIMichigan: #395 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,476 girlsMINew York: #273 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 2,034 girlsNYMassachusetts: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,714 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedIAIndiana: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,208 girlsINOhio: #418 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,881 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,216 girlsPANew Jersey: #273 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #258 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsCAUtah: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #290 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,976 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedVAMaryland: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,210 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNMKansas: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,787 girlsOKLouisiana: #648 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,876 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedALGeorgia: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,341 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedHITexas: #630 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,754 girlsTXFlorida: #358 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,866 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#258 · 1 in 1,629
  2. New York#273 · 1 in 2,034
  3. New Jersey#273 · 1 in 2,505
  4. Utah#276 · 1 in 1,505
  5. Washington#276 · 1 in 1,909

Best ever in a state: #16 in Wyoming, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#258961 in 1,629
New Jersey#273221 in 2,505
New York#273811 in 2,034
Utah#27671 in 1,505
Washington#276151 in 1,909
Colorado#29091 in 2,083
Pennsylvania#317361 in 3,216
Massachusetts#324111 in 4,714
Kansas#33181 in 2,755
Oklahoma#35381 in 2,787
Florida#358151 in 2,866
Maryland#38671 in 4,210
Michigan#395211 in 4,476
Indiana#396121 in 4,208
Ohio#418221 in 4,881
Missouri#43891 in 4,976
Wisconsin#48151 in 8,395
Illinois#492171 in 6,171
Texas#630171 in 6,754
Louisiana#64851 in 7,876
Georgia#65351 in 9,341
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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 Stacey
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 345 spots since 2024 (#2,722 → #3,067)
  • 319 spots since 2020 (#2,748 → #3,067)
  • 1,095 spots since 2015 (#1,972 → #3,067)
  • Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1954 (#688 → #485)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 2006 (#860 → #976)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1971 at #41 (7,482 births)
  • Births halved by 1982, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1965–1986
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1950–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 222
  • Highest: 1 in 222 girls born in 1971 were named Stacey (0.45%)
  • Latest: 1 in 30,326 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 40.1% of all girls named Stacey (59,210) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1944
  • Mostly boys until 1943, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s20#3,244 (1918)#3,923
1920s24#4,011 (1922)#4,393
1930s8#3,145 (1939)#3,145
1940s293#1,050 (1949)#2,076
1950s4,615#250 (1959)#558
1960s38,263#52 (1969)#124
1970s59,210#41 (1971)#48
1980s32,138#73 (1980)#95
1990s8,748#168 (1990)#372
2000s2,871#682 (2000)#902
2010s1,212#1,291 (2012)#1,821
2020s348#2,720 (2022)#2,895

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.

Stacey in 1956

girls
#411
486 births · 1 in 4,131 girls
boys
#770
92 births · 1 in 22,992 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #411Stacey486

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #770Stacey92
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,131 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 94.0% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacey
  1. #408Jolene492
  2. #409Noreen491
  3. #410Nellie487
  4. #411Stacey486
  5. #412Katie485
  6. #413Joanna482
  7. #414Christie479
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 22,992 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 82.7% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacey
  1. #762Lawerence93
  2. #762Mel93
  3. #762Rayford93
  4. #770Stacey92
  5. #770Carol92
  6. #770Davy92
  7. #770Farrell92
  8. #778Cleo91
  9. #778Cyril91
  10. #778Earle91

Tied with 7 names at #770; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →