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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #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 1959

  • 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: #263 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsWAIdaho: #262 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 992 girlsNDMinnesota: #380 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsMNIllinois: #250 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsILWisconsin: #383 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,937 girlsWIMichigan: #226 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsMINew York: #170 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 859 girlsNYMassachusetts: #216 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedRIOregon: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsORNevada: 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: #212 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsIAIndiana: #232 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsINOhio: #319 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,648 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsPANew Jersey: #203 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsNJConnecticut: #184 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsCTCalifornia: #175 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 836 girlsCAUtah: #148 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 573 girlsUTColorado: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,874 girlsMOKentucky: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,999 girlsKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: #277 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsVAMaryland: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedDEArizona: #390 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedNMKansas: #201 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsKSArkansas: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,561 girlsARTennessee: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,227 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #378 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,272 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #510 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,319 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #219 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsDCOklahoma: #211 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsOKLouisiana: #328 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsLAMississippi: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,709 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Stacey, so not publishedALGeorgia: #375 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsGAHawaii: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsHITexas: #321 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,952 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#148 · 1 in 573
  2. New York#170 · 1 in 859
  3. California#175 · 1 in 836
  4. Connecticut#184 · 1 in 1,111
  5. Kansas#201 · 1 in 1,145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#148181 in 573
New York#1701961 in 859
California#1751991 in 836
Connecticut#184221 in 1,111
Kansas#201191 in 1,145
New Jersey#203471 in 1,217
North Dakota#20671 in 992
Oklahoma#211181 in 1,185
Iowa#212211 in 1,363
Massachusetts#216331 in 1,620
Pennsylvania#218821 in 1,395
District of Columbia#219111 in 1,196
Michigan#226601 in 1,502
Oregon#227131 in 1,174
Indiana#232331 in 1,517
Maryland#245181 in 1,694
Illinois#250611 in 1,777
Missouri#252241 in 1,874
Colorado#259131 in 1,454
Hawaii#26261 in 1,011
Idaho#26251 in 1,269
Washington#263191 in 1,502
Virginia#277211 in 1,933
Florida#293251 in 1,952
Ohio#319401 in 2,648
Texas#321551 in 2,069
Louisiana#328191 in 2,086
Kentucky#343111 in 2,999
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
Georgia#375151 in 2,983
North Carolina#378151 in 3,272
Minnesota#38091 in 4,409
Wisconsin#38391 in 4,937
Arizona#39061 in 2,399
Arkansas#43451 in 3,561
Mississippi#44671 in 3,709
Tennessee#47971 in 5,227
South Carolina#51051 in 5,319
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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 1959

girls
#250
1,214 births · 1 in 1,667 girls
boys
#644
142 births · 1 in 15,032 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #250Stacey1,214

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #644Stacey142
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,667 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 96.5% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacey
  1. #247Natalie1,232
  2. #248Erin1,229
  3. #249Pauline1,217
  4. #250Stacey1,214
  5. #251Emily1,213
  6. #252Therese1,211
  7. #253Lucy1,206
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 15,032 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 85.9% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacey
  1. #641Tyler145
  2. #642Kelley144
  3. #642Shelton144
  4. #644Stacey142
  5. #644Anton142
  6. #644Brady142
  7. #644Bud142
  8. #650Antoine141
  9. #651Del140
  10. #652Winfred139

Tied with 5 names at #644; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →