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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #119 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 464 girlsAKMaine: #150 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 762 girlsMEVermont: #121 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 543 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #105 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 461 girlsNHWashington: #106 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 579 girlsWAIdaho: #109 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 463 girlsIDMontana: #133 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 555 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #92 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 387 girlsNDMinnesota: #71 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 322 girlsMNIllinois: #105 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 567 girlsILWisconsin: #61 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 294 girlsWIMichigan: #61 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 345 girlsMINew York: #128 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 700 girlsNYMassachusetts: #108 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 548 girlsMARhode Island: #125 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 562 girlsRIOregon: #77 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 374 girlsORNevada: #135 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 635 girlsNVWyoming: #93 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 341 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #70 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 271 girlsSDIowa: #57 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 249 girlsIAIndiana: #95 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 514 girlsINOhio: #63 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 336 girlsOHPennsylvania: #91 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 477 girlsPANew Jersey: #99 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 525 girlsNJConnecticut: #121 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 642 girlsCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 311 births · 1 in 668 girlsCAUtah: #77 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 388 girlsUTColorado: #103 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 520 girlsCONebraska: #74 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 340 girlsNEMissouri: #70 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 357 girlsMOKentucky: #75 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 388 girlsKYWest Virginia: #47 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 201 girlsWVVirginia: #98 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 511 girlsVAMaryland: #104 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 557 girlsMDDelaware: #83 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 353 girlsDEArizona: #119 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 616 girlsAZNew Mexico: #132 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 592 girlsNMKansas: #64 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 284 girlsKSArkansas: #86 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 400 girlsARTennessee: #71 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 372 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #71 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 382 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #72 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 361 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 627 girlsDCOklahoma: #60 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 280 girlsOKLouisiana: #90 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 486 girlsLAMississippi: #107 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 529 girlsMSAlabama: #90 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 454 girlsALGeorgia: #105 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 571 girlsGAHawaii: #99 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 407 girlsHITexas: #92 for girls · 254 births · 1 in 518 girlsTXFlorida: #84 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 485 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#47 · 1 in 201
  2. Iowa#57 · 1 in 249
  3. Oklahoma#60 · 1 in 280
  4. Wisconsin#61 · 1 in 294
  5. Michigan#61 · 1 in 345

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#47471 in 201
Iowa#57641 in 249
Oklahoma#60671 in 280
Michigan#611641 in 345
Wisconsin#611011 in 294
Ohio#632021 in 336
Kansas#64511 in 284
Missouri#70881 in 357
South Dakota#70151 in 271
Minnesota#71861 in 322
North Carolina#71931 in 382
Tennessee#71741 in 372
South Carolina#72491 in 361
Nebraska#74281 in 340
Kentucky#75541 in 388
Oregon#77411 in 374
Utah#77361 in 388
Delaware#8391 in 353
Florida#841371 in 485
Arkansas#86311 in 400
Alabama#90471 in 454
Louisiana#90581 in 486
Pennsylvania#911441 in 477
North Dakota#92111 in 387
Texas#922541 in 518
Wyoming#9371 in 341
Indiana#95641 in 514
Virginia#98661 in 511
Hawaii#99121 in 407
New Jersey#99801 in 525
Colorado#103421 in 520
Maryland#104441 in 557
Georgia#105661 in 571
Illinois#1051251 in 567
New Hampshire#105131 in 461
Washington#106471 in 579
Mississippi#107261 in 529
Massachusetts#108641 in 548
Idaho#109121 in 463
Alaska#11981 in 464
Arizona#119381 in 616
Connecticut#121271 in 642
Vermont#12151 in 543
California#1243111 in 668
Rhode Island#12591 in 562
New York#1281551 in 700
New Mexico#132161 in 592
Montana#13371 in 555
Nevada#13581 in 635
Maine#15081 in 762
District of Columbia#15191 in 627

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 1986

girls
#87
3,220 births · 1 in 533 girls
boys
#766
141 births · 1 in 13,060 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #87Stacy3,220

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #766Stacy141
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 533 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #84Brandy3,295
  2. #85Alyssa3,225
  3. #86Leslie3,224
  4. #87Stacy3,220
  5. #88Julia3,109
  6. #89Felicia3,084
  7. #89Margaret3,084
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 13,060 of them was named Stacy, which outranked 90.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stacy
  1. #760Dereck142
  2. #760Jerald142
  3. #760Vaughn142
  4. #766Stacy141
  5. #766Ervin141
  6. #766Roosevelt141
  7. #769Kelsey140
  8. #770Rudolph139
  9. #771Ahmed138

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

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →