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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #40 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 152 girlsAKMaine: #29 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 132 girlsMEVermont: #34 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 133 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #45 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 174 girlsNHWashington: #40 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 194 girlsWAIdaho: #40 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 167 girlsIDMontana: #38 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 151 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #25 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 115 girlsNDMinnesota: #22 for girls · 205 births · 1 in 111 girlsMNIllinois: #37 for girls · 331 births · 1 in 212 girlsILWisconsin: #28 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 120 girlsWIMichigan: #31 for girls · 362 births · 1 in 163 girlsMINew York: #50 for girls · 409 births · 1 in 253 girlsNYMassachusetts: #54 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 210 girlsMARhode Island: #44 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 167 girlsRIOregon: #53 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 220 girlsORNevada: #36 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 132 girlsNVWyoming: #34 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 129 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #19 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 101 girlsSDIowa: #14 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 93 girlsIAIndiana: #27 for girls · 253 births · 1 in 140 girlsINOhio: #33 for girls · 392 births · 1 in 179 girlsOHPennsylvania: #33 for girls · 387 births · 1 in 175 girlsPANew Jersey: #47 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 219 girlsNJConnecticut: #43 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 186 girlsCTCalifornia: #38 for girls · 571 births · 1 in 229 girlsCAUtah: #38 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 184 girlsUTColorado: #31 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 161 girlsCONebraska: #19 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 110 girlsNEMissouri: #24 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 121 girlsMOKentucky: #28 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 131 girlsKYWest Virginia: #34 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 170 girlsWVVirginia: #51 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 223 girlsVAMaryland: #30 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 147 girlsMDDelaware: #54 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 180 girlsDEArizona: #58 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 264 girlsAZNew Mexico: #86 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 355 girlsNMKansas: #16 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 109 girlsKSArkansas: #21 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 120 girlsARTennessee: #26 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 137 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #59 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 286 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #34 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 167 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #72 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 256 girlsDCOklahoma: #24 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 133 girlsOKLouisiana: #22 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 140 girlsLAMississippi: #27 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 148 girlsMSAlabama: #35 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 168 girlsALGeorgia: #35 for girls · 211 births · 1 in 161 girlsGAHawaii: #85 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 324 girlsHITexas: #33 for girls · 448 births · 1 in 211 girlsTXFlorida: #34 for girls · 228 births · 1 in 188 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#14 · 1 in 93
  2. Kansas#16 · 1 in 109
  3. South Dakota#19 · 1 in 101
  4. Nebraska#19 · 1 in 110
  5. Arkansas#21 · 1 in 120

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#141751 in 93
Kansas#161101 in 109
Nebraska#19821 in 110
South Dakota#19371 in 101
Arkansas#211041 in 120
Louisiana#221841 in 140
Minnesota#222051 in 111
Missouri#242411 in 121
Oklahoma#241161 in 133
North Dakota#25331 in 115
Tennessee#262001 in 137
Indiana#272531 in 140
Mississippi#271111 in 148
Kentucky#281771 in 131
Wisconsin#282241 in 120
Maine#29451 in 132
Maryland#301281 in 147
Colorado#31971 in 161
Michigan#313621 in 163
Ohio#333921 in 179
Pennsylvania#333871 in 175
Texas#334481 in 211
Florida#342281 in 188
South Carolina#341101 in 167
Vermont#34171 in 133
West Virginia#34671 in 170
Wyoming#34131 in 129
Alabama#351371 in 168
Georgia#352111 in 161
Nevada#36191 in 132
Illinois#373311 in 212
California#385711 in 229
Montana#38251 in 151
Utah#38591 in 184
Alaska#40131 in 152
Idaho#40291 in 167
Washington#40971 in 194
Connecticut#43791 in 186
Rhode Island#44281 in 167
New Hampshire#45241 in 174
New Jersey#471741 in 219
New York#504091 in 253
Virginia#511261 in 223
Oregon#53561 in 220
Delaware#54151 in 180
Massachusetts#541511 in 210
Arizona#58561 in 264
North Carolina#591221 in 286
District of Columbia#72251 in 256
Hawaii#85141 in 324
New Mexico#86211 in 355

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 1973

girls
#32
7,338 births · 1 in 199 girls
boys
#229
916 births · 1 in 1,702 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #32Stacy7,338

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #229Stacy916
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 199 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 99.7% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #29Wendy7,810
  2. #30Andrea7,766
  3. #31Maria7,667
  4. #32Stacy7,338
  5. #33April7,264
  6. #34Jessica7,228
  7. #35Sarah7,214
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,702 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #226Bernard945
  2. #227Franklin944
  3. #228Gilbert918
  4. #229Stacy916
  5. #230Byron915
  6. #231Roderick909
  7. #232Rafael906
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →