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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedAKMaine: #259 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedNHWashington: #113 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 441 girlsWAIdaho: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 904 girlsIDMontana: #185 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 720 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #223 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsNDMinnesota: #193 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsMNIllinois: #216 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,578 girlsWIMichigan: #233 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsMINew York: #208 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsNYMassachusetts: #239 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedRIOregon: #227 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #146 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 488 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsSDIowa: #198 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsIAIndiana: #168 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 832 girlsINOhio: #285 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,266 girlsOHPennsylvania: #212 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsPANew Jersey: #203 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsNJConnecticut: #273 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsCTCalifornia: #133 for girls · 313 births · 1 in 560 girlsCAUtah: #152 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 589 girlsUTColorado: #197 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 828 girlsCONebraska: #179 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 870 girlsNEMissouri: #184 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 963 girlsMOKentucky: #256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsKYWest Virginia: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsWVVirginia: #285 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsVAMaryland: #300 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stacy, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsAZNew Mexico: #188 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 747 girlsNMKansas: #173 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 847 girlsKSArkansas: #196 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 972 girlsARTennessee: #267 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #535 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,097 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #476 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,323 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 735 girlsDCOklahoma: #142 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 613 girlsOKLouisiana: #181 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 906 girlsLAMississippi: #332 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsMSAlabama: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,908 girlsALGeorgia: #236 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsGAHawaii: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 871 girlsHITexas: #211 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 989 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#113 · 1 in 441
  2. California#133 · 1 in 560
  3. Oklahoma#142 · 1 in 613
  4. Wyoming#146 · 1 in 488
  5. Utah#152 · 1 in 589

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#113631 in 441
California#1333131 in 560
Oklahoma#142341 in 613
Wyoming#14661 in 488
Utah#152181 in 589
District of Columbia#162181 in 735
Indiana#168601 in 832
Kansas#173241 in 847
Nebraska#179171 in 870
Louisiana#181421 in 906
Missouri#184461 in 963
Montana#18591 in 720
New Mexico#188161 in 747
Minnesota#193351 in 1,104
Arkansas#196181 in 972
Colorado#197241 in 828
Iowa#198271 in 1,049
New Jersey#203471 in 1,249
New York#2081511 in 1,112
Texas#2111131 in 989
Pennsylvania#212871 in 1,276
Idaho#21671 in 904
Illinois#216831 in 1,285
Wisconsin#218281 in 1,578
North Dakota#22361 in 1,086
Oregon#227141 in 1,112
Hawaii#22971 in 871
Michigan#233591 in 1,472
Georgia#236321 in 1,392
Massachusetts#239271 in 2,001
Florida#242341 in 1,472
South Dakota#24751 in 1,414
Kentucky#256191 in 1,678
Arizona#259121 in 1,279
Maine#25961 in 1,676
Tennessee#267191 in 1,906
Connecticut#273121 in 2,047
Ohio#285461 in 2,266
Virginia#285201 in 2,008
Maryland#300141 in 2,166
West Virginia#31871 in 2,403
Mississippi#332121 in 2,068
South Carolina#47661 in 4,323
Alabama#50371 in 4,908
North Carolina#53581 in 6,097
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1961

girls
#207
1,673 births · 1 in 1,207 girls
boys
#448
325 births · 1 in 6,536 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #207Stacy1,673

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #448Stacy325
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,207 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #204Constance1,706
  2. #205Carole1,679
  3. #206Alicia1,674
  4. #207Stacy1,673
  5. #208Marianne1,650
  6. #209Rosa1,649
  7. #210Tanya1,647
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 6,536 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 90.4% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #444Ervin328
  2. #444Ronny328
  3. #447Homer326
  4. #448Stacy325
  5. #448Vince325
  6. #450Miles323
  7. #450Ty323
  8. #452Bert322

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →