Stacy

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to girls 88.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 9,117 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
164,011
since 1892

Stacy over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #32, 1971peak #157, 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#1,652125#5,86115
2024#1,390162#10,9386
2023#1,534139#5,92715
2022#1,419159#5,21518
2021#1,364162#6,03214
2020#1,198192#6,62012
2019#1,392161#6,77712
2018#1,313173#5,32017
2017#1,348172#3,88927
2016#1,210204#4,19924
2015#1,213205#3,88227
2014#1,193205#4,39222
2013#1,082228#3,66128
2012#1,005252#4,00325
2011#988258#3,88526
2010#899294#3,89426
2009#827341#3,27434
2008#730408#3,05738
2007#691421#3,79327
2006#673423#2,65944
2005#650426#2,56743
2004#633431#2,23851
2003#664400#2,54540
2002#654386#1,85161
2001#602417#1,93556
2000#596425#1,79960
1999#553455#1,58069
1998#516490#1,81155
1997#472532#1,29488
1996#419605#1,26587
1995#387683#1,123104
1994#320850#1,009121
1993#287956#953127
1992#2321,190#873146
1991#2111,409#845151
1990#1731,670#818156
1989#1521,882#801154
1988#1252,273#806138
1987#1012,746#763144
1986#873,220#766141
1985#674,109#760137
1984#674,447#715148
1983#614,678#763128
1982#724,099#750138
1981#654,479#663167
1980#535,057#565233
1979#435,708#529258
1978#445,776#428344
1977#426,154#376433
1976#386,523#306573
1975#347,169#255782
1974#386,741#241829
1973#327,338#229916
1972#337,604#234914
1971#329,117#2311,027
1970#427,771#2121,183
1969#536,486#1861,494
1968#645,384#1571,736
1967#744,597#1621,658
1966#913,779#283679
1965#1193,205#307604
1964#1233,462#340533
1963#1293,261#360471
1962#1762,227#398416
1961#2071,673#448325
1960#2221,452#464294
1959#2171,479#469290
1958#2561,157#501239
1957#347680#554195
1956#427456#592165
1955#528301#642135
1954#532278#637132
1953#666181#661115
1952#800128#688103
1951#863108#653116
1950#1,09071#677105
1949#99282#68998
1948#1,13562#83267
1947#1,25552#86165
1946#1,39439#92552
1945#1,74323#79860
1944#1,86721#85355
1943#2,15117#94350
1942#3,1949#1,08939
1941#2,27214#87652
1940#3,8636#91948
1939#3,4297#95443
1938#2,22514#1,00940
1937#2,19614#1,07436
1936#3,3767#91745
1935—#94045
1934#2,56711#1,26628
1933#3,7536#99541
1932—#1,15734
1931#2,42712#1,25330
1930#4,5505#1,19035
1929#2,73711#1,19534
1928#2,49713#1,04144
1927#3,8757#1,43627
1926#3,2699#1,33130
1925#2,61713#1,10840
1924#2,97311#1,07144
1923#2,26416#1,14039
1922#4,0117#99151
1921#1,98820#1,22635
1920#1,75123#83565
1919#2,64012#97348
1918#2,10217#1,06241
1917#2,55212#1,32227
1916#1,73920#1,02839
1915#1,62221#1,06836
1914#1,81814#98632
1913#1,88311#1,07522
1912#1,84410#1,05919
1911#1,7928#89614
1910#1,7738#1,1938
1909#1,4719#1,0838
1908#1,35710#58519
1907—#86610
1906#1,4168#1,2535
1905#1,6966—
1904#1,3648#9667
1903#1,4407#7839
1902——
1901#1,6795—
1900—#1,1626
1899#1,2787—
1898—#7449
1897——
1896#1,2138#1,1015
1895——
1894—#7878
1893#1,1757#8367
1892#1,1717#7928
1891—#7667
1890——
1889—#9745
1888——
1887—#9215
1886——
1885—#8366
1884—#9715
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880—#8096
First appearance
1892

The first year at least five girls were named Stacy! It came in at #1,171, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1894–1895, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Stacy is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedAKMaine: #236 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedNHWashington: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 664 girlsWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsIDMontana: #151 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 617 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #109 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 434 girlsNDMinnesota: #233 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsMNIllinois: #218 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,390 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,851 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsMINew York: #246 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsNYMassachusetts: #257 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsSDIowa: #223 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsIAIndiana: #193 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsINOhio: #304 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,463 girlsOHPennsylvania: #224 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsPANew Jersey: #254 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsNJConnecticut: #297 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,715 girlsCTCalifornia: #142 for girls · 262 births · 1 in 635 girlsCAUtah: #117 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 430 girlsUTColorado: #152 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 610 girlsCONebraska: #190 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 978 girlsNEMissouri: #187 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsMOKentucky: #230 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsKYWest Virginia: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWVVirginia: #200 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsVAMaryland: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #270 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 924 girlsNMKansas: #201 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsKSArkansas: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsARTennessee: #238 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #564 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,011 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #408 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,324 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsDCOklahoma: #161 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 736 girlsOKLouisiana: #207 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsLAMississippi: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsMSAlabama: #388 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsALGeorgia: #301 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,034 girlsGAHawaii: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 674 girlsHITexas: #203 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 964 girlsTXFlorida: #221 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#109 · 1 in 434
  2. Utah#117 · 1 in 430
  3. California#142 · 1 in 635
  4. Washington#150 · 1 in 664
  5. Montana#151 · 1 in 617

Best ever in a state: #13 in Minnesota, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#109161 in 434
Utah#117241 in 430
California#1422621 in 635
Washington#150431 in 664
Montana#151111 in 617
Colorado#152311 in 610
Oklahoma#161291 in 736
Hawaii#18491 in 674
Missouri#187441 in 1,022
Nebraska#190151 in 978
Indiana#193441 in 1,138
Virginia#200351 in 1,160
Kansas#201191 in 1,145
Texas#2031181 in 964
Louisiana#207371 in 1,071
New Mexico#209131 in 924
Illinois#218781 in 1,390
Florida#221381 in 1,284
Iowa#223191 in 1,507
Pennsylvania#224791 in 1,448
Kentucky#230221 in 1,499
Wisconsin#232241 in 1,851
Idaho#23361 in 1,058
Minnesota#233251 in 1,587
Maine#23661 in 1,646
Tennessee#238241 in 1,525
Arkansas#239131 in 1,370
New York#2461121 in 1,503
South Dakota#24851 in 1,457
New Jersey#254311 in 1,845
Massachusetts#257221 in 2,430
Michigan#261471 in 1,918
Maryland#265161 in 1,906
Oregon#266101 in 1,526
Arizona#270111 in 1,308
Mississippi#285151 in 1,731
District of Columbia#28771 in 1,879
Connecticut#29791 in 2,715
Georgia#301221 in 2,034
Ohio#304431 in 2,463
West Virginia#35161 in 3,053
Alabama#388111 in 3,218
South Carolina#40881 in 3,324
North Carolina#56471 in 7,011
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
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.

See more about Stacy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 262 spots since 2024 (#1,390 → #1,652)
  • 454 spots since 2020 (#1,198 → #1,652)
  • 439 spots since 2015 (#1,213 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1951 (#1,090 → #863)
  • Biggest drop: 98 spots in 1950 (#992 → #1,090)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1892
  • Peaked 1971 at #32 (9,117 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1966–1986
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1951–2011
Share of babies · girls
1 in 182
  • Highest: 1 in 182 girls born in 1971 were named Stacy (0.55%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 42.6% of all girls named Stacy (69,901) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1952
  • Mostly boys until 1951, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s29#1,171 (1892)#1,209
1900s53#1,357 (1908)#1,489
1910s133#1,622 (1915)#1,977
1920s130#1,751 (1920)#2,798
1930s76#2,196 (1937)#3,065
1940s325#992 (1949)#1,987
1950s4,839#217 (1959)#573
1960s35,526#53 (1969)#126
1970s69,901#32 (1971)#38
1980s36,990#53 (1980)#85
1990s8,840#173 (1990)#357
2000s4,078#596 (2000)#672
2010s2,152#899 (2010)#1,164
2020s939#1,198 (2020)#1,426

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.

Stacy in 1959

girls
#217
1,479 births · 1 in 1,368 girls
boys
#469
290 births · 1 in 7,360 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. #217Stacy1,479

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. #469Stacy290
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,368 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 97.0% 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 Stacy
  1. #214Shari1,523
  2. #215Ruby1,502
  3. #216Marjorie1,484
  4. #217Stacy1,479
  5. #218Lillian1,468
  6. #219Tanya1,461
  7. #220Geraldine1,452
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 7,360 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 89.7% 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 Stacy
  1. #465Randell294
  2. #465Seth294
  3. #468Conrad293
  4. #469Stacy290
  5. #470Emmett288
  6. #471Nicky284
  7. #472Sammie281
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 →