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
- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 7,482 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 147,750since 1915
Stacey over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #3,067 | 53 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #2,722 | 63 | #6,199 | 14 |
| 2023 | #3,329 | 48 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #2,720 | 63 | #5,633 | 16 |
| 2021 | #2,784 | 61 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,748 | 60 | #5,980 | 14 |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | #5,153 | 18 |
| 2018 | #2,387 | 76 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #2,129 | 90 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #1,735 | 120 | #5,124 | 18 |
| 2015 | #1,972 | 101 | #5,507 | 16 |
| 2014 | #1,922 | 104 | #4,702 | 20 |
| 2013 | #1,624 | 132 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #1,291 | 184 | #3,714 | 28 |
| 2011 | #1,363 | 169 | #4,356 | 22 |
| 2010 | #1,431 | 160 | #3,708 | 28 |
| 2009 | #1,288 | 188 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2008 | #1,080 | 242 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2007 | #1,064 | 246 | #3,250 | 34 |
| 2006 | #976 | 267 | #4,001 | 24 |
| 2005 | #860 | 294 | #2,960 | 35 |
| 2004 | #831 | 297 | #2,697 | 39 |
| 2003 | #755 | 329 | #2,780 | 35 |
| 2002 | #767 | 314 | #2,504 | 39 |
| 2001 | #714 | 344 | #2,277 | 44 |
| 2000 | #682 | 350 | #2,175 | 46 |
| 1999 | #648 | 356 | #1,801 | 55 |
| 1998 | #558 | 439 | #1,741 | 58 |
| 1997 | #487 | 512 | #1,571 | 65 |
| 1996 | #437 | 583 | #1,454 | 70 |
| 1995 | #375 | 700 | #1,319 | 79 |
| 1994 | #329 | 818 | #1,168 | 95 |
| 1993 | #276 | 1,003 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1992 | #230 | 1,197 | #983 | 121 |
| 1991 | #213 | 1,405 | #902 | 136 |
| 1990 | #168 | 1,735 | #869 | 139 |
| 1989 | #146 | 2,020 | #902 | 126 |
| 1988 | #119 | 2,369 | #869 | 119 |
| 1987 | #103 | 2,709 | #884 | 112 |
| 1986 | #94 | 3,043 | #914 | 100 |
| 1985 | #89 | 3,114 | #866 | 109 |
| 1984 | #79 | 3,649 | #925 | 90 |
| 1983 | #76 | 3,799 | #805 | 118 |
| 1982 | #85 | 3,459 | #903 | 98 |
| 1981 | #83 | 3,754 | #772 | 127 |
| 1980 | #73 | 4,222 | #694 | 157 |
| 1979 | #60 | 4,613 | #654 | 171 |
| 1978 | #53 | 4,998 | #591 | 203 |
| 1977 | #56 | 5,206 | #601 | 199 |
| 1976 | #51 | 5,390 | #426 | 335 |
| 1975 | #44 | 5,931 | #356 | 472 |
| 1974 | #48 | 5,803 | #328 | 535 |
| 1973 | #41 | 6,253 | #309 | 567 |
| 1972 | #41 | 6,380 | #328 | 543 |
| 1971 | #41 | 7,482 | #350 | 524 |
| 1970 | #48 | 7,154 | #296 | 689 |
| 1969 | #52 | 6,614 | #252 | 829 |
| 1968 | #55 | 6,150 | #215 | 1,073 |
| 1967 | #69 | 5,117 | #219 | 1,020 |
| 1966 | #76 | 4,586 | #313 | 559 |
| 1965 | #84 | 4,269 | #343 | 495 |
| 1964 | #126 | 3,360 | #412 | 380 |
| 1963 | #127 | 3,305 | #383 | 431 |
| 1962 | #178 | 2,181 | #403 | 402 |
| 1961 | #227 | 1,453 | #457 | 311 |
| 1960 | #249 | 1,228 | #501 | 249 |
| 1959 | #250 | 1,214 | #644 | 142 |
| 1958 | #275 | 1,039 | #691 | 118 |
| 1957 | #349 | 677 | #711 | 110 |
| 1956 | #411 | 486 | #770 | 92 |
| 1955 | #467 | 377 | #786 | 86 |
| 1954 | #485 | 330 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #688 | 172 | #868 | 68 |
| 1952 | #785 | 131 | #907 | 61 |
| 1951 | #902 | 102 | #949 | 54 |
| 1950 | #971 | 87 | #926 | 55 |
| 1949 | #1,050 | 73 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1948 | #1,070 | 68 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | #1,440 | 24 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,913 | 14 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Connecticut#30 · 1 in 143
- Maryland#32 · 1 in 152
- Delaware#34 · 1 in 132
- Maine#34 · 1 in 141
- New Hampshire#35 · 1 in 130
Best ever in a state: #16 in Wyoming, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #30 | 99 | 1 in 143 |
| Maryland | #32 | 120 | 1 in 152 |
| Delaware | #34 | 21 | 1 in 132 |
| Maine | #34 | 42 | 1 in 141 |
| New Hampshire | #35 | 36 | 1 in 130 |
| Michigan | #37 | 298 | 1 in 193 |
| South Carolina | #37 | 84 | 1 in 203 |
| Vermont | #44 | 14 | 1 in 176 |
| Missouri | #46 | 135 | 1 in 227 |
| North Dakota | #46 | 23 | 1 in 189 |
| South Dakota | #46 | 23 | 1 in 185 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 58 | 1 in 203 |
| Massachusetts | #47 | 132 | 1 in 225 |
| Ohio | #48 | 310 | 1 in 222 |
| Alabama | #49 | 92 | 1 in 236 |
| Tennessee | #50 | 121 | 1 in 230 |
| Illinois | #51 | 276 | 1 in 257 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 106 | 1 in 225 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 287 | 1 in 230 |
| New York | #52 | 344 | 1 in 286 |
| Wisconsin | #52 | 126 | 1 in 230 |
| Indiana | #54 | 137 | 1 in 254 |
| Iowa | #54 | 75 | 1 in 248 |
| Louisiana | #54 | 108 | 1 in 255 |
| Wyoming | #55 | 12 | 1 in 203 |
| Florida | #56 | 152 | 1 in 290 |
| Nebraska | #56 | 39 | 1 in 252 |
| Colorado | #57 | 61 | 1 in 284 |
| Montana | #57 | 20 | 1 in 220 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 138 | 1 in 263 |
| Oklahoma | #59 | 57 | 1 in 298 |
| Idaho | #62 | 25 | 1 in 267 |
| Kansas | #62 | 50 | 1 in 269 |
| Minnesota | #63 | 93 | 1 in 285 |
| Rhode Island | #65 | 18 | 1 in 239 |
| Utah | #67 | 49 | 1 in 309 |
| Washington | #68 | 70 | 1 in 328 |
| Arkansas | #69 | 38 | 1 in 331 |
| Mississippi | #70 | 53 | 1 in 289 |
| Georgia | #71 | 104 | 1 in 310 |
| Virginia | #72 | 86 | 1 in 324 |
| Alaska | #73 | 9 | 1 in 277 |
| Arizona | #73 | 49 | 1 in 334 |
| District of Columbia | #74 | 19 | 1 in 291 |
| Oregon | #74 | 48 | 1 in 322 |
| California | #76 | 392 | 1 in 391 |
| North Carolina | #84 | 83 | 1 in 390 |
| Texas | #89 | 224 | 1 in 462 |
| Nevada | #90 | 10 | 1 in 332 |
| New Mexico | #96 | 20 | 1 in 409 |
| Hawaii | #101 | 12 | 1 in 379 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1971 at #41 (7,482 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1965–1986
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1950–2006
- Highest: 1 in 222 girls born in 1971 were named Stacey (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 30,326 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 40.1% of all girls named Stacey (59,210) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1943, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 | #3,244 (1918) | #3,923 |
| 1920s | 24 | #4,011 (1922) | #4,393 |
| 1930s | 8 | #3,145 (1939) | #3,145 |
| 1940s | 293 | #1,050 (1949) | #2,076 |
| 1950s | 4,615 | #250 (1959) | #558 |
| 1960s | 38,263 | #52 (1969) | #124 |
| 1970s | 59,210 | #41 (1971) | #48 |
| 1980s | 32,138 | #73 (1980) | #95 |
| 1990s | 8,748 | #168 (1990) | #372 |
| 2000s | 2,871 | #682 (2000) | #902 |
| 2010s | 1,212 | #1,291 (2012) | #1,821 |
| 2020s | 348 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 306 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 99.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 8,088 of them was named Stacey, which outranked 91.3% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).