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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 164,011since 1892
Stacy over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #1,652 | 125 | #5,861 | 15 |
| 2024 | #1,390 | 162 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #1,534 | 139 | #5,927 | 15 |
| 2022 | #1,419 | 159 | #5,215 | 18 |
| 2021 | #1,364 | 162 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #1,198 | 192 | #6,620 | 12 |
| 2019 | #1,392 | 161 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #1,313 | 173 | #5,320 | 17 |
| 2017 | #1,348 | 172 | #3,889 | 27 |
| 2016 | #1,210 | 204 | #4,199 | 24 |
| 2015 | #1,213 | 205 | #3,882 | 27 |
| 2014 | #1,193 | 205 | #4,392 | 22 |
| 2013 | #1,082 | 228 | #3,661 | 28 |
| 2012 | #1,005 | 252 | #4,003 | 25 |
| 2011 | #988 | 258 | #3,885 | 26 |
| 2010 | #899 | 294 | #3,894 | 26 |
| 2009 | #827 | 341 | #3,274 | 34 |
| 2008 | #730 | 408 | #3,057 | 38 |
| 2007 | #691 | 421 | #3,793 | 27 |
| 2006 | #673 | 423 | #2,659 | 44 |
| 2005 | #650 | 426 | #2,567 | 43 |
| 2004 | #633 | 431 | #2,238 | 51 |
| 2003 | #664 | 400 | #2,545 | 40 |
| 2002 | #654 | 386 | #1,851 | 61 |
| 2001 | #602 | 417 | #1,935 | 56 |
| 2000 | #596 | 425 | #1,799 | 60 |
| 1999 | #553 | 455 | #1,580 | 69 |
| 1998 | #516 | 490 | #1,811 | 55 |
| 1997 | #472 | 532 | #1,294 | 88 |
| 1996 | #419 | 605 | #1,265 | 87 |
| 1995 | #387 | 683 | #1,123 | 104 |
| 1994 | #320 | 850 | #1,009 | 121 |
| 1993 | #287 | 956 | #953 | 127 |
| 1992 | #232 | 1,190 | #873 | 146 |
| 1991 | #211 | 1,409 | #845 | 151 |
| 1990 | #173 | 1,670 | #818 | 156 |
| 1989 | #152 | 1,882 | #801 | 154 |
| 1988 | #125 | 2,273 | #806 | 138 |
| 1987 | #101 | 2,746 | #763 | 144 |
| 1986 | #87 | 3,220 | #766 | 141 |
| 1985 | #67 | 4,109 | #760 | 137 |
| 1984 | #67 | 4,447 | #715 | 148 |
| 1983 | #61 | 4,678 | #763 | 128 |
| 1982 | #72 | 4,099 | #750 | 138 |
| 1981 | #65 | 4,479 | #663 | 167 |
| 1980 | #53 | 5,057 | #565 | 233 |
| 1979 | #43 | 5,708 | #529 | 258 |
| 1978 | #44 | 5,776 | #428 | 344 |
| 1977 | #42 | 6,154 | #376 | 433 |
| 1976 | #38 | 6,523 | #306 | 573 |
| 1975 | #34 | 7,169 | #255 | 782 |
| 1974 | #38 | 6,741 | #241 | 829 |
| 1973 | #32 | 7,338 | #229 | 916 |
| 1972 | #33 | 7,604 | #234 | 914 |
| 1971 | #32 | 9,117 | #231 | 1,027 |
| 1970 | #42 | 7,771 | #212 | 1,183 |
| 1969 | #53 | 6,486 | #186 | 1,494 |
| 1968 | #64 | 5,384 | #157 | 1,736 |
| 1967 | #74 | 4,597 | #162 | 1,658 |
| 1966 | #91 | 3,779 | #283 | 679 |
| 1965 | #119 | 3,205 | #307 | 604 |
| 1964 | #123 | 3,462 | #340 | 533 |
| 1963 | #129 | 3,261 | #360 | 471 |
| 1962 | #176 | 2,227 | #398 | 416 |
| 1961 | #207 | 1,673 | #448 | 325 |
| 1960 | #222 | 1,452 | #464 | 294 |
| 1959 | #217 | 1,479 | #469 | 290 |
| 1958 | #256 | 1,157 | #501 | 239 |
| 1957 | #347 | 680 | #554 | 195 |
| 1956 | #427 | 456 | #592 | 165 |
| 1955 | #528 | 301 | #642 | 135 |
| 1954 | #532 | 278 | #637 | 132 |
| 1953 | #666 | 181 | #661 | 115 |
| 1952 | #800 | 128 | #688 | 103 |
| 1951 | #863 | 108 | #653 | 116 |
| 1950 | #1,090 | 71 | #677 | 105 |
| 1949 | #992 | 82 | #689 | 98 |
| 1948 | #1,135 | 62 | #832 | 67 |
| 1947 | #1,255 | 52 | #861 | 65 |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | #925 | 52 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #798 | 60 |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | #853 | 55 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #943 | 50 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #876 | 52 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #919 | 48 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #954 | 43 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #1,009 | 40 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #1,074 | 36 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #917 | 45 |
| 1935 | — | #940 | 45 | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #1,266 | 28 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #995 | 41 |
| 1932 | — | #1,157 | 34 | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,190 | 35 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #1,195 | 34 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #1,041 | 44 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #1,331 | 30 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #1,108 | 40 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #1,071 | 44 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #991 | 51 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #835 | 65 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #973 | 48 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #1,062 | 41 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #1,028 | 39 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #986 | 32 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #1,075 | 22 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #1,059 | 19 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #585 | 19 |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | — | #744 | 9 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #836 | 7 |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#30 · 1 in 128
- West Virginia#32 · 1 in 140
- Minnesota#33 · 1 in 132
- South Dakota#33 · 1 in 134
- Nebraska#33 · 1 in 156
Best ever in a state: #13 in Minnesota, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #30 | 36 | 1 in 128 |
| West Virginia | #32 | 87 | 1 in 140 |
| Kentucky | #33 | 150 | 1 in 163 |
| Minnesota | #33 | 211 | 1 in 132 |
| Nebraska | #33 | 66 | 1 in 156 |
| South Dakota | #33 | 35 | 1 in 134 |
| Iowa | #34 | 137 | 1 in 144 |
| Indiana | #35 | 220 | 1 in 165 |
| Kansas | #36 | 88 | 1 in 163 |
| Missouri | #37 | 176 | 1 in 183 |
| Michigan | #38 | 308 | 1 in 193 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | 191 | 1 in 160 |
| Ohio | #39 | 354 | 1 in 204 |
| New Hampshire | #40 | 32 | 1 in 151 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 89 | 1 in 208 |
| Arkansas | #42 | 65 | 1 in 199 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 132 | 1 in 216 |
| Connecticut | #44 | 72 | 1 in 204 |
| Maryland | #47 | 84 | 1 in 232 |
| Washington | #47 | 101 | 1 in 251 |
| Illinois | #48 | 296 | 1 in 252 |
| Alabama | #49 | 99 | 1 in 231 |
| Delaware | #50 | 16 | 1 in 172 |
| Louisiana | #52 | 112 | 1 in 261 |
| Rhode Island | #52 | 23 | 1 in 194 |
| Colorado | #54 | 68 | 1 in 274 |
| Pennsylvania | #54 | 270 | 1 in 253 |
| Wyoming | #54 | 14 | 1 in 204 |
| Oregon | #55 | 61 | 1 in 275 |
| Vermont | #55 | 12 | 1 in 206 |
| Texas | #57 | 354 | 1 in 314 |
| Idaho | #59 | 27 | 1 in 256 |
| Montana | #59 | 18 | 1 in 260 |
| Florida | #60 | 153 | 1 in 306 |
| Maine | #60 | 23 | 1 in 265 |
| Alaska | #61 | 12 | 1 in 223 |
| California | #61 | 435 | 1 in 375 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 63 | 1 in 247 |
| Virginia | #62 | 103 | 1 in 283 |
| Arizona | #63 | 56 | 1 in 319 |
| North Carolina | #65 | 109 | 1 in 301 |
| New Jersey | #66 | 126 | 1 in 295 |
| Georgia | #67 | 101 | 1 in 333 |
| Utah | #67 | 52 | 1 in 309 |
| Massachusetts | #71 | 94 | 1 in 326 |
| South Carolina | #71 | 59 | 1 in 292 |
| Nevada | #72 | 13 | 1 in 286 |
| New York | #78 | 253 | 1 in 391 |
| Hawaii | #86 | 15 | 1 in 317 |
| District of Columbia | #93 | 16 | 1 in 347 |
| New Mexico | #94 | 21 | 1 in 413 |
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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 | #1,171 (1892) | #1,209 |
| 1900s | 53 | #1,357 (1908) | #1,489 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,622 (1915) | #1,977 |
| 1920s | 130 | #1,751 (1920) | #2,798 |
| 1930s | 76 | #2,196 (1937) | #3,065 |
| 1940s | 325 | #992 (1949) | #1,987 |
| 1950s | 4,839 | #217 (1959) | #573 |
| 1960s | 35,526 | #53 (1969) | #126 |
| 1970s | 69,901 | #32 (1971) | #38 |
| 1980s | 36,990 | #53 (1980) | #85 |
| 1990s | 8,840 | #173 (1990) | #357 |
| 2000s | 4,078 | #596 (2000) | #672 |
| 2010s | 2,152 | #899 (2010) | #1,164 |
| 2020s | 939 | #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 1979
girls
#43
5,708 births · 1 in 281 girls
boys
#529
258 births · 1 in 6,673 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 281 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 99.6% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stacy
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 6,673 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 92.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stacy
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.